Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

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The office of the Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism (often abbreviated to the Federal Government’s Commissioner for Anti-Semitism ) was set up on January 18, 2018, and is located in the Federal Ministry of the Interior . The creation of the post was part of the coalition agreement of the grand coalition . Task of the representative is to coordinate the actions of the Federal Government to combat anti-Semitism .

Felix Klein has held the post since May 1, 2018 , who was previously responsible for relations with Jewish organizations and anti-Semitism issues at the Foreign Office .

At the time of taking office, Klein was only assigned a secretary, and a clerk and a speaker were promised. After criticism from the Central Council of Jews and the opposition factions of the Greens and Left in the Bundestag, the post was increased to eleven employees.

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  1. ^ A b Matthias Meisner: Anti-Semitism Commissioner Klein has eleven employees . In: Der Tagesspiegel Online . June 25, 2018, ISSN  1865-2263 ( tagesspiegel.de [accessed August 5, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Bundestag: create office of anti-Semitism commissioner. In: bundestag.de. German Bundestag, January 18, 2018, accessed on August 5, 2018 .
  3. ↑ A new departure for Europe. A new dynamic for Germany. A new cohesion for our country. Coalition agreement between the CDU, CSU and SPD . 2018, p. 119 ( online [PDF]).
  4. ↑ New officer in the BMI. Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs, April 11, 2018, accessed on August 5, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Stefan Laurin: Anti-Semitism Officer: Man for all incidents. In: Jüdische Allgemeine. April 26, 2018, accessed August 5, 2018 .