Two years after his appointment as commissioner for Jewish life in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the former judge Hansjörg Schmutzler resigned this honorary position for personal reasons.
Justice Minister Katy Hoffmeister (CDU), who is also responsible for church issues, regretted the move and praised the work of the 70-year-old.
"Especially in preparation for the festive year" 321-2021:
Schwerin - 1700 years of Jewish life in Germany "he took on a pioneering role and worked out a contract with the association of the same name so that many associations and friends of Jewish life can organize events here in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Many federal states followed this example from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" The minister emphasized that more than 500 events had been planned nationwide, around 50 of them in Rostock alone.
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It was not until 1994 that Jewish life in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had noticeably increased again.
Immigrant Jews from the former Soviet Union founded religious communities in Schwerin and Rostock, which today have a total of a little more than 1,000 members.
In October 2019, the state government appointed Schmutzler "Commissioner for Jewish life in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and against anti-Semitism".
Immediately after the attack by a right-wing extremist on the synagogue in Halle, she set an example against hatred and violence and for the free exercise of religion.
In the words of Hoffmeister, Schmutzler's previous representative, Katja Ellenrieder, Head of Department for Church and Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Justice, will take on the role of anti-Semitism officer until the appointment is made.
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