Jewish News Today: German Jews Alarmed by AfD Win as Armed Attacker Lunges at Ohio's Amy Acton
The far-right AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt sent shockwaves through Europe and alarmed Jews in Germany, some of whom fear a throwback to the Nazi era. In Ohio, Jewish gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was unharmed after an armed man lunged at her at a county fair, and Florida's Miami-Dade County raised the limit on its investments in Israel bonds.
German Jews Alarmed After AfD Victory
The AfD won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU at 17.2%, according to preliminary figures, and is heading towards 39 of 83 seats in the state parliament, JTA reported. Munich's Commissioner for Interfaith Dialogue, Marian Offman, born in Germany in 1948 to Holocaust survivors, told JTA he is "sitting on the proverbial packed suitcase." "To me it is a pure Nazi party," he said, according to JTA.
Armed Attacker Lunges at Ohio Candidate Amy Acton
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, a Jewish Democrat, was unharmed after an armed man lunged at her at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, JTA reported. Police arrested a 38-year-old suspect. "This kind of violence has no place in Ohio," her campaign said.
Miami-Dade Raises Cap on Israel Bonds
Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution allowing the county to invest up to 5% of its $9 billion portfolio in Israeli government bonds, up from 3%, JTA reported.
