Stephan Balliet denies the Holocaust and expresses no remorse in trial over failed storming of German house of worship in 2019, after which he shot dead 2 people
Stephan Balliet is accused of trying to storm place of worship during Yom Kippur service in what prosecution calls 'one of the most repulsive anti-Semitic acts since World War II'
'Everyone must stand up when the human dignity of others is violated,' German president says in Halle, during commemoration to mark a year since deadly shooting on Yom Kippur
A shooting that killed two on Yom Kippur last year has underscored rising anti-Semitism in Germany, but investigations in its wake reveal even more disturbing systemic shortcomings
After white-supremacist's targeting of shul in Halle in 2019, many smaller communities still struggle to maintain security, fight for funds from the government
Announcing 22 million euros to step up security at synagogues, Interior Minister Seehofer says country will do everything to provide 'necessary protection' to community
Congregation in eastern Germany continued to use building following attempted attack last Yom Kippur, but must now move to new venue to adhere to social distancing
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