RIAS recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in Germany in 2025

The Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (Bundesverband RIAS) recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in Germany in 2025.

The report shows that the number of incidents has remained consistently high since 7 October 2023 and continues to affect the lives of Jewish people. Compared with 2022, the number of incidents has more than tripled. Israel-related antisemitism accounted for two-thirds (68%) of all incidents.

In 2025, Jewish life and activism against antisemitism were repeatedly the target of threats (257 incidents) and assaults (178 incidents). Many of the cases documented by RIAS took place in everyday settings. In Kehl, four members of the Jewish community were insulted and spat at outside a Jewish prayer room. In Hesse, a rabbi was shoved in a supermarket in front of his children and had his mobile phone snatched from him. In these incidents, the victims were blamed for Israeli actions. In addition, four cases of extreme violence were reported, including a terrorist attack at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Incidents such as these endanger and unsettle Jews.

More than a quarter of all antisemitic incidents (27%) took place online, where antisemitism is often expressed without restraint. Nearly 43% of all documented threats, including death threats, were made online. For example, a Jewish woman received repeated threats on Facebook, including an image of a Zyklon B canister with the comment “Still in stock”. Online threats can lead those affected to withdraw from social media and to reduce their public visibility, even beyond digital spaces.

RIAS recorded 807 right-wing extremist incidents in 2025 — the highest figure since nationwide data collection began in 2020. These incidents included conspiracy theories, glorification of the Nazi regime, and calls for the repetition of the Holocaust. For example, a right-wing extremist group in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania shouted “Jews to the wall” on a bus, mocked the Holocaust, and threatened refugees as well as passengers who intervened. Recently, right-wing extremist antisemitism has not only become more frequent but has also taken on an openly violent character.

The stereotype of “Zionism” as an enemy played a central role in incidents targeting Jews and political opponents in 2025. In graffiti such as “STILL KILL EVERY ZIONIST” or “Kill ZIONazis (sic!)”, hostile labelling is combined with explicit calls for violence. RIAS also documented this in physical attacks: in Kassel, a victim was first insulted as a “Zionist pig” and then attacked. Such incidents legitimise and normalise hostility and violence.

The Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (Bundesverband RIAS e. V.) is the umbrella organisation for the RIAS reporting centres and aims to ensure consistent documentation of antisemitic incidents based on the IHRA Working Definition of antisemitism. The RIAS reporting centres record antisemitic incidents nationwide and provide support to those affected. The report includes incidents from across Germany and from reporting centres in twelve federal states.