#flensburg

[mikeahrens]

Sunrise. Holnis Strand. Balticsea. 050526.

[vintagegermany]

Flensburg, Germany 1888

[diemelusine]

The three training ships of the Imperial Navy: Stosch, Stein and Gneisenau under full sail (1896) by Alexander Kircher. Wehrgeschichtliches Ausbildungszentrum.

[eretzyisrael]

German Jewish Woman Forced to Remove Star of David Necklace to Enter Courtroom — for Trial on Excluding Jews

Illustrative: Bondi shooting survivor Chaya Dadon, 14, holds a pendant, in the shape of Israel, and a partial Star of …

by Ailin Vilches Arguello

A German Jewish woman was forced to remove her Star of David necklace at a security checkpoint before being permitted to enter a courtroom in northern Germany — where ironically a man was on trial for excluding Jews from his place of business.

The incident on Monday raised concerns over hostility toward Jews in public spaces, amid a wave of incidents in Germany and across Europe of people being denied access to places and services for being Jewish or Israeli.

On Monday, Keren Stopka was asked before entering the Flensburg District Court in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein to remove her Star of David necklace so as not to “disrupt” the proceedings, in order to be allowed to observe the case.

“I had to remove my entire Star of David necklace and hand it over. I wasn’t even permitted to keep it under my shirt or in my pocket. I can’t remember the last time I took it off — it’s part of who I am,” Stopka told the German newspaper Bild.

In that courtroom, 60-year-old Hans-Velten Reisch was on trial for incitement to hatred after he hung an antisemitic sign on his second-hand shop last year that read: “Jews are not allowed to enter this place!!!”

“Nothing personal, no antisemitism. I just can’t stand you,” the sign further said.

[slowtraincomingsoon]

445 033 in Flensburg am 27.01.2026

[malbecmusings]

30th Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup, Nico Krauss

[robert-habeck-official]

Sieht so aus, als würde es kommende Woche im Norden schwul werden.

[black-mosquito]

Weltweit wird jährlich am 20. November allen trans* und genderqueeren Menschen gedacht, die aufgrund von Transfeindlichkeit ermordet wurden und Gewalt erfahren haben.

Auch in Flensburg wurde heute dieser Tag zum Anlass nehmen, um gemeinsam zu trauern und solidarisch gegen Transfeindlichkeit zu kämpfen und auf die Straße zu gehen. Circa 70 Personen zogen einmal quer durch die Innenstadt. In den Reden wurde transfeindliche Gewalt thematisiert und auf den Bannern sich unter anderem mit Maja solidarisiert. 🏳️‍⚧️