The announcement on Monday that Haifa-born Dieter Graumann plans to run for president of Germany’s 106,000-member Jewish community indicates a sea change for the Central Council of German Jews, the community’s powerful umbrella organization. The 60-year old Graumann would be the council’s first Israeli-born, non-Holocaust-survivor leader.
Speaking from Frankfurt, Graumann told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that his program would offer 'renewal.' He said his agenda would stress 'solidarity with Israel in these difficult times' and the continued efforts to combat 'Muslim and Islamic anti-Semitism.'"
