Leon Hakobian presents a temporary draft of a logo of the 'National Association Of Jews In the Alternative Fuer Deutschland' party prior to a press conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. The far-right Alternative for Germany party has announced it will create a Jewish section within the party, drawing widespread criticism by Jewish groups across the country. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP) less
Leon Hakobian presents a temporary draft of a logo of the 'National Association Of Jews In the Alternative Fuer Deutschland' party prior to a press conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. The ... more
Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst, AP
Outcry as Jews create own group in German far-right party
BERLIN (AP) — Jewish members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, have met in the southwestern German city of Wiesbaden to create a Jewish section within the party — a move that drew strong condemnation from other Jews.
Media reported that 19 people joined the new "Jews in the AfD" group Sunday.
Seventeen Jewish organizations put out a joint statement this week saying, "the AfD is a party in which anti-Semitism ... and the denial of the Shoah have a home." They called the party a threat to Jewish life in Germany.