The gruene sosse or green sauce festival marks the beginning of spring, and celebrates Frankfurt’s most popular dish which in turn is a symbol of Frankfurt’s Jewish heritage. For more than six centuries Frankfurters have indulged in green vegetables and herbs – a custom that also ties in with the arrival of Sephardic Jews in the Frankfurt region.

A group of suspected neo-Nazis attacked a booth distributing pro-Israel material during an otherwise peaceful "I like Israel" event, in the west German city of Siegen on Saturday.

Germany's Jewish community on Wednesday welcomed a landmark decision to republish Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf" for the first time since World War II, in an annotated edition.

The German state which owns the rights to Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf" said Tuesday it would republish an annotated edition of the book 70 years after the Nazi dictator's suicide.

Pope Benedict XVI has paid tribute to the influence of the Bavarian Jewish community at a celebration marking his 85th birthday.

Leading members of Germany's main opposition party said Tuesday they no longer want Nobel laureate Gunter Grass to campaign for them due to uproar over his recent poem lambasting Israel. 

Controversy-courting German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass published a poem Wednesday in which he accused Israel of plotting Iran's annihilation and threatening global security. 

This is the Baltic island of Ruegen, seen from the sky. It is about to become a luxury hotel complex. The last time it had such a big makeover was just before World War II broke out, when it became Hitler’s Nazi holiday resort.

Frankfurt has elected German Jewish politician Peter Feldmann as the city's new mayor in a landmark vote which is likely to bolster the renaissance currently being enjoyed by the city's growing Jewish community.

A prominent Jewish organization and rival politicians reacted angrily Thursday after Germany's top opposition leader appeared to link Israel's policy towards Palestinians with apartheid.