05.10.2026

Study on Anti-Semitism: “A new anti-Semitic normality”

Prof. Dr. Friederike Lorenz-Sinai in the german daily newspaper taz on October 5, 2026

The taz reports on the final report of the study Anti-Semitism after October 7, 2023 – Impact on Jewish and Israeli communities in Germany by Marina Chernivsky (KOAS) and Prof. Dr. Friederike Lorenz-Sinai (IRex), with Dr. Hanne Balzer (IRex) and Sophia Hoppe (KOAS).

Commenting on the study’s profound findings, the researchers told the taz: “The experience of an environment that is both passive and intrusive leads to a reordering of affiliations and beliefs about safety.” Jews and Israeli citizens in Germany are restricted “in their participation in society.”

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Study overview Key findings and recommendations at a glance