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Hillel Deutschland - your Jewish community in Germany
Together, let’s shape our future and build a thriving Jewish community for generations to come!
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About
Hillel Deutschland – jüdische Bildungsinitiative in Deutschland e.V. is a nonprofit association that brings together Jewish adults ages 18-35. We are a people-focused organization, built on relationships, always striving for kindness and respect. We are sustained by the Torah and what it gives us – rituals, learning, critical thinking, and personal growth. We actively pursue justice, by creating inclusive Jewish spaces and engaging in Tikkun Olam.
What we
stand for
Hillel said: Be like the students of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving human beings and drawing them close to the Torah.
Mishnah Avot 1:12
Mission
We bring together young Jews to find spaces of belonging, live more fulfilling lives, and to make a positive impact on their communities and larger society.
Vision
Empowered communities of young Jews actively participating in community building, Jewish education, leadership development, and social action. Young Jews who are proud of their Jewish knowledge and identities and commit to sustaining their Jewish communities.
Our Impact
We engage over 1500 young Jews annually around Germany. Most of our work takes place in the regions of Berlin, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Frankfurt am Main, North-Rhine Westphalia, Bremen, and Stuttgart. We strive to transform our target group from passive to active; from isolated to connected; and from self-doubting to thriving. In 2023-2024, we reached:
1700
young Jews
26
cities
14
regions
4000+
participants
Awareness Concept
Hillel Deutschland’s awareness concept seeks to ensure that our participants and staff feel secure and comfortable at all of our events. We therefore ask every person who participates in our events to follow our code of conduct, which is rooted in our three fundamental values: Torah, kindness (חסד) and justice. Hillel Deutschland condemns all forms of discrimination, including but not limited to discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, sexual orientation, denomination or religion, ethnicity, Disability or socio-economic status. Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated, while consent is absolutely essential. If you want to issue a complaint, please turn to our independent Ombudspersons, who are responsible to consider your complaint and have several courses of action to process your request. Read the full awareness concept here to find out more.
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Hillel Deutschland e.V. is a not-for-profit, membership-based association
We have chosen to operate this way in order to involve a larger segment of the community in the workings of the organization and decision-making. Our members nominate and elect a Board at our annual meeting and play a role in setting program priorities and fundraising strategy all year round.
Hillel exists for YOU, and by joining, you can play a role in making this work sustainable.
For questions, or inquiries about becoming a member, please contact vorstand@hilleldeutschland.org.
Hillel exists for YOU, and by joining, you can play a role in making this work sustainable.
For questions, or inquiries about becoming a member, please contact vorstand@hilleldeutschland.org.
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