Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say

Berlin police are investigating a suspected antisemitic attack that occurred early Friday morning on Torstrasse in the Mitte district. A 43-year-old woman wearing a Star of David necklace was approached by two men who directed antisemitic insults at her before one attacked her with a broken glass bottle. The woman sustained cuts to her hand while defending herself, and the suspects fled. She received treatment at the scene and was later hospitalized. The investigation has been transferred to the Berlin Criminal Police's State Security Division, which handles politically motivated offenses.

• This incident adds to a rising trend of antisemitic offenses in Berlin, with 2,268 recorded in 2025, a 24.3% increase from the previous year.
• Sixty-four of these cases were classified as violent offenses.
• In June, another investigation was launched after a 47-year-old man wearing a kippah was attacked in the Charlottenburg neighborhood.
• A report from the Berlin public prosecutor's office indicated 820 proceedings with an antisemitic background were opened in 2025, up from 756 in 2024.