Berliners rally in support of beaten rabbi

by: Maureen Shamee Updated: 02/Sep/2012 18:19

Demonstracije u Berlinu - podrška pretučenom rabinu

The 53-year-old Rabbi Daniel Alter, who was beaten by four youths of Arab background, attended the demonstration in Berlin. He thanked the crowd for the "wonderful outpouring of moral support" for his family. "My cheekbone was broken but these guys did not break my will to stand up for dialogue between religions," he said.

Rabin Daniel Alter (star 53 godine) ,  koji je bio pretučen od 4 mladiča arapskog porijekla, priključio se  demonstracijama u Berlinu , Zahvalio se sudionicima za izvanrednu i moralnu  potporu njegovoj obitelji. Rekao je " Moje su kosti polomljene,  ali ti ljudi nisu slomili moju želju za  dijalogom  među religijama.
 

Oko 1.500 ljudi je  u nedjelju demonstriralo u Berlinu kako bi dalo potporu rabinu koji je brutalno pretučen od grupe mladića arapskog porijekla,  pred  svojom mladom kćerkom. Taj protest protiv antisemitizma i rasizma se organizirao blizu mjesta gdje je napadnut rabin , u području zapadnog dijela Schoeneberga. Policija je počela istraživanje o tom slučaju ali još nije nikoga uhapsila.

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During the attack, one youth smashed Alter in the face several times after asking him if he was Jewish, apparently because he was wearing a traditionalskullcap, police said. The four assailants fled, but not before hurling death threats at his young daughter, according to police.

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit who denounced the attack just a short time after it occurred had called on all Berliners to wear kippot or yarmulkes at the demonstration as a gesture of support for the rabbi. Under the headline "Berlin is wearing a kippah" the Berliner Zeitung, one of the German capital's most popular newspapers published a front page story featuring some of Berlin's most prominent residents wearing yarmulkes on their heads....

The Jewish community of Berlin's point man on anti-Semitism, Levi Salomon, welcomed support from local leaders, noting that Mayor Klaus Wowereit wore a Jewish skullcap late Saturday at an event showcasing the German capital's diverse religious groups."That was a good sign," he said....