Anti-Semitism is a threat in Germany: it continues to endanger people, marginalize them and stir up hatred.
This is shown by attacks like the one in Halle 2019, the statistics of anti-Semitic crimes show that, but also symbols, ciphers and codes that keep cropping up, such as the recent discussion about the term "globalists" used by the CDU politician Hans-Georg Maaßen made clear.
The hatred of Jews, the marginalization and devaluation is deeply anchored in the German past: German history is impregnated with anti-Semitism, says the historian Miriam Rürup.
The role that Christianity played in the Middle Ages, what is specific about German anti-Semitism and how dangerous the currently visible hatred of Jews among Muslims is - these are the questions SPIEGEL editor Eva-Maria Schnurr talks to Miriam Rürup.
The conversation arose in cooperation with the Bucerius Kunst Forum.
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