Anetta Kahane

Anetta Kahane
Anetta Kahane in 2016
Born1954 (age 69–70)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Author
  • Activist
Parents
  • Max Kahane (father)
  • Doris Kahane (mother)

Anetta Kahane (born 1954 in East Berlin) is a German left-wing journalist, author and activist against antisemitism, racism and right-wing extremism. From 1974 to 1982 she was an unofficial collaborator for the East German Stasi secret police. In 1998 she founded the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, which she has led since 2003. She has been a target of right wing hate campaigns since 2002 and of possible terror plans since 2015, which are investigated by the German General prosecutor.