'Jews not allowed, can't stand you': Antisemitic sign at German store sparks outrage

A shopkeeper in the northern German city of Flensburg is facing public outcry and police complaints after refusing to remove a sign banning Jews from his store, in what officials and community leaders called a blatant display of antisemitism reminiscent of the Nazi era.

The sign, posted on the window of a store that sells mainly Gothic items and secondhand books, read: “Jews are not allowed to enter here. Nothing personal, nothing antisemitic — I just can’t stand you.”

Hans Felten-Reisch, 60, the shop’s owner, told a local newspaper he stood by the notice and rejected claims it was antisemitic. “After all, there are Jews living in Israel, and I can’t decide who is for or against the attacks,” he said. “This is hypocrisy. They keep saying history must not repeat itself, but then they do it themselves.”

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Flensburg, Germany’s third-largest port city and its northernmost urban center, is not considered a far-right stronghold. In the last federal election, more than 38 percent of voters there backed the Green Party and other left-wing parties, while the far-right Alternative for Germany received just 13 percent, seven points below its national average.
The sign triggered swift backlash from residents and politicians. Former mayor Simone Lange said she filed a police complaint, while a local history teacher also reported the shop owner for incitement to hatred.

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