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National Strategy against Antisemitism and for Jewish Life type: Download , Date: 13 February 2023

The Federal Government’s National Strategy against Antisemitism and for Jewish Life (NASAS) is its first strategy to focus exclusively on fighting antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. The development of the National Strategy was headed by the Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Antisemitism, whose office is located within the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community. This strategy defines researching, preventing and combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life as a task which extends across different policy areas and levels of government, requiring a holistic approach.

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National Strategy against Antisemitism and for Jewish Life

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Culture of remembrance

The Shoah, probably the worst crime against humanity ever committed in the history of the world, originated in Germany. As a result, Germany's relationship to its history, its collective memory, is marked by this breakdown of civilisation. All across the country, memorials of various kinds remind us of the crimes committed during the National Socialist regime. They admonish us never to forget and never to let something similar happen again – a message that is reinforced by education and awareness-raising efforts.

Culture of remembrance

Small stones lie on a memorial stone inscribed with the words "Here lie desecrated Torah scrolls"

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