Germany is providing 22 million euros ($26 million) to improve security at synagogues and other Jewish sites in the country following an anti-Semitic attack last year.
The government pledged to step up security after a right-wing extremist tried to force his way into a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on Yom Kippur last year, killing two passers-by after he failed to get in.
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The botched attempt at a massacre caused alarm in Germany, which has sought to protect its Jewish population in response to the genocide of 6 million Jews perpetrated during the Nazi era.
"The Jewish community can rely on the German government to do everything to ensure their necessary protection," Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said. "We're aware of our responsibility."
Head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, said the new funds would help Jewish communities that are struggling with the financial burden of security measures.
"The attack in Halle drastically [shows] us that Jewish life needs massive protection," he said.
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