Berlin police arrested a 31-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of carrying out a serious antisemitic assault on Uhlandstrasse, a busy central street in the Charlottenburg district. The attack happened on Saturday afternoon, around 3:15 p.m., and began as a verbal confrontation that quickly turned physical.
According to police, the suspect hurled antisemitic insults, made threats, and physically attacked several people, including a 48-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippah. The assault took place in front of the man’s two children, and the suspect also spat on both the father and the children. Passersby called police, officers arrived quickly, and the suspect was arrested at the scene.
The case has been handed to Berlin’s state crime unit, the LKA, which handles crimes with racist or antisemitic motives and other cases of major public interest. Berlin police said they treat every antisemitic attack with utmost seriousness, and the investigation is ongoing.
The report also cites federal crime data showing 8,627 antisemitic incidents recorded across Germany in 2025, with Berlin leading the country. The city logged hundreds of cases, including physical assaults, vandalism, threats, and overt verbal abuse. The official report says antisemitism in Berlin has become more open and aggressive than in previous years, with many incidents concentrated in central districts such as Charlottenburg, Mitte, Kreuzberg, and Neukölln, often in public places during the day. Many suspects are described as young people of Arab-Muslim background, sometimes linked to pro-Palestinian protests or extremist Islamism, and Jewish institutions such as synagogues, schools, and Chabad centers continue to require heavy security.
