“Ich hasse Juden!” — A Midnight Scream from 1933… in 2025
From a chilling scream in Munich to the global normalization of antisemitism — and why we must never stay silent
“Ich hasse Juden!”, “Ich hasse Juden!”, “Ich hasse Juden!” (“I hate Jews! I hate Jews! I hate Jews!”) — this piercing, hate-filled scream from the street woke us up at 3:45 a.m. today. It happened in the heart of Munich, Germany — not in 1933, but in 2025. I don’t remember ever feeling such a deep sense of unease. In the next room, our daughter was asleep — a child who should never have to hear such vile shouting.
Antisemitism has reached an entirely new level, like a hydra raising countless grotesque heads in a predatory snarl. Despite Germany’s legal efforts to combat antisemitism, we see that it’s not enough. Recent studies confirm that Germany, of all places, records the highest number of antisemitic attacks — in the very country where Jews should finally feel safest outside of Israel.
As horrific as it sounds, we might still be able to accept isolated cases of antisemitism — we’ve sadly grown used to this disgusting phenomenon — but this is no longer about isolated cases.
“Ich hasse Juden!” — this revolting cry, dripping with venom, echoed in the street for a long time and bounced off the windows of buildings that once bore witness to brutal pogroms.
There has never been a difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, because denying the Jewish people their right to a state is antisemitism, plain and simple. Those who believe they have the right to express their hatred toward Jews in “respectable” or “legal” ways are hypocrites. They hide behind talk of “context,” pretending their hatred is justified and carry no responsibility for it. Wake up — this must end.
Our ancestors went through this nightmare before, and six million of them were murdered during the Holocaust. This is why Jews have the right to a country of their own — we should not be eternal outcasts, wandering from land to land and enduring persecution.
The blame lies not only with the leaders of powerful nations who, often unwittingly, amplify false “Palestinian” narratives, but also with major media outlets that willingly spread pro-Hamas propaganda under the guise of truth. People tend to believe whatever they hear first — that’s what shapes their worldview. And even though lies are eventually debunked, it doesn’t matter: the damage is already done, and the truth is no longer of interest. If you repeat a lie every day and blame Jews for every sin, sooner or later, people will believe it.
We are witnessing open antisemitism all over the world — from Harvard to the recent brutal murder of two young staff members from the Israeli embassy in Washington. Across Europe, violence erupts under a “lawful” pretext — “Free Palestine.” That was the very slogan the killer shouted as he executed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim at point-blank range.
When those insane screams of “Ich hasse Juden!” finally died out in the pre-dawn darkness, we still couldn’t fall asleep — knowing a long and painful fight against prejudice and blind hatred lies ahead. It’s hard to fathom how any rational society could take up the call for a Global Intifada and carry it out as if it were a sentence. What guides the world when it chooses to embrace a terrorist ideology that tramples on every human value? I can’t believe this is the world we live in — but I know we will never give in, and we will never surrender our lives to those who believe they have the right to decide our fate.
Horrifying. I cannot imagine needing to comfort a child exposed to this in 2025. Or how you even comfort yourself. Hearing it in German only intensifies our genetic memory. I am in America. Here they actually do murder us now. I pray you don’t experience another Kristallnacht yet fear it coming. This time we are defiant! Never Again is NOW.