Rabbi Spat on outside of Synagogue Warns that Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise in Germany

A Jewish Rabbi who was spat on after conducting a prayer service has said that anti-semitism is spiraling out of control in Germany.

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal had just left the synagogue in the Wilmersdorf district of West Berlin when he was attacked by a pair of Syrian teenagers. To make matters worse, the Rabbi was with one of his children when he was set upon.

Police we called to the scene and managed to detain one of the suspects – authorities later opened an investigation into the incident.

Speaking after the attack, Rabbi Teichtal warned that anti-semitic attitudes were increasing dramatically across the European nation, as far-right groups gain more traction and influence in mainstream society.

“Unfortunately we have to state that the aggressions against Jews have developed a life of their own both in the schoolyards and on the streets of Berlin,” he said, according to Israel National News.

The Rabbi remained hopeful, however, that most of the German people were committed to stamping out anti-semitic attitudes.

“I remain convinced that most people in Berlin do not want to accept this aggression against Jews as a sad part of everyday Jewish life,” he said. “Most people in Berlin want Jewish people to be able to live their Judaism openly without being afraid of being insulted, spat at or even beaten.

“We will not hide now,” he…