HALLE, GERMANY – OCTOBER 11: A general view to the Jewish synagogue two days after a shooting left two people dead on October 11, 2019 in Halle, Germany. Stephan Balliet, 27, using home-made weapons, attempted to attack the synagogue during Yom Kippur on October 9. Unable to get in, he shot dead a woman passing by and another man in a kebab shop later on before being wounded by police and apprehended. In a streaming video he sent live during his 104-minute attempted rampage he disparaged Jews, feminists and immigrants and also narrated his increasingly frustrated day in a YouTube-like presentation. Germany has reacted in shock to the attack. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) (JTA) — Jewish students in Germany are raising money to help the owner of the kebab shop in Halle that was attacked after a neo-Nazi gunman was unable to enter a nearby synagogue.
The Jewish Student Union Germany started a GoFundMe campaign to assist Ismet Tekin, who owns the shop with his brother.
The campaign, which launched Tuesday, has raised 5,352 euros, or $6,332, of its 7,000-euro goal.
Tekin, who was an employee when the shop was attacked last October, was not injured and thus the shop does not qualify for assistance under the Victims Compensation Act.
The shop, the students wrote on the GoFundMe page, has lost many customers since the attack.
“We, as the Jewish Student Union Germany (JSUD), believe in a multicultural society in this country. We believe in a peaceful coexistence, regardless of religion, nationality or skin color. We believe in solidarity,” the students wrote in explaining why they started the campaign.
The gunman tried to enter the synagogue in Halle on Yom Kippur but could not get past its heavy door. He then shot and killed a woman passerby and a man in the kebab shop, which he reportedly said he targeted because it was Muslim owned.
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