I'd potentially start with Hillel, they're all very young and American here. As others have said, the main Jewish community here is heavily geared towards ex-Soviet old people.

Really depends on the flavor of Judaism. There aren’t really progressive, reform synagogues here unfortunately (much less English speaking ones).

The main Jewish communities in Berlin are:

• Russian-speaking (ultra) orthodox
• Secular Israelis
• Jews united by anti-zionist activism

Outside of those groups you’ll certainly meet Jews/people with Jewish heritage, but not really as part of a community

There's a queer Jewish organization in Berlin called keshet

In addition, both hilel activities and the fraenkelufer Synagoge are pretty queer friendly.

There are plenty of other synagogues and activities (I think Jewish-berlin.com have lists) but these three are the top ones for a queer friendly place.

Went to Chabad Shabbat in Mitte, there were definitely queer people at Chabad, though it is a traditional Shabbat.

Shtetl Berlin and Shmues un Vayn if you're looking for Yiddish culture.

Not Jewish myself, but I really love the Karneval de Purim, a queer-friendly costume party during Purim. Next one is at ://about blank in February, might be worth checking out!

One of the most severe consequences of the Holocaust - apart from the destruction of Jewish life itself - was the destruction of Jewish society in Germany in general, and in Berlin in particular.

Sure, you can still find many places and institutions in Berlin, but what once existed is gone forever. Well into the 1980s, the majority of German Jews were Holocaust survivors and their descendants.

Today, the Jewish community consists more of late emigrants from the former Soviet Union and of “new arrivals” - often British Jews who claimed German citizenship after Brexit, as well as Americans and Israelis who settle in Berlin because their ancestors managed to escape and they now want to experience modern Germany.

Openly lived Jewish life is still relatively rare, partly because the Middle East conflict between Israel and its neighbors is carried over into Berlin. Here, Arabs/Palestinians - who never personally experienced the conflict but are descendants of people who fled it - meet Jews who themselves are trying to escape the conflict now, and suddenly the conflict is played out here as well.

So yes, there is Jewish life in Berlin, but it is no longer historically rooted, and it cannot really be lived openly — partly, and especially, because it is often and deliberately interpreted as a political statement. Showing Jewish symbols or wearing certain items of clothing (for example a kippah) is perceived by some groups as a “pro‑Israel” marker (even though it isn’t), and that’s where the Middle East conflict ends up being played out here on a small scale.

And regarding the topic of "queer"… that’s barely an issue in Berlin, because it’s not only tolerated but already an established part of society.

Since I’m not gay/queer myself, I can’t really help you much here, but I assume that there are fewer specifically Jewish‑queer (nightlife) spaces or institutions in Berlin than there are Queer‑qewish ones.

Does that answer your question? ;)

We went to a fun Rosh Hashanah show at Tipsy Bear - A Very Hashy Rosh Hashanah. They said they were going to do other shows for Jewish holidays and the crowd seemed to all be familiar. So maybe there’s something to look into there!

There are several synagogues, institutions and restaurants in Berlin, yes. Not sure about queer Jewish culture though since I'm neither queer nor Jewish.

can't help you, i lived in a shared flat with 3 gay jewish guys and they seemed to have fun in the party scene. There are some small areas where i see more jews with their own shops i saw like in Brunnenstraße, also, sadly, if you see police around something, it could be a jewish institution.

If you're USican, I'd ask your local American Berlin group about queer Jewish culture specifically. A few years back, a gay friend of mine had trouble finding a liberal synagogue due the majority of Jewish Geminden in Germany having been founded after the war by more conservative Jewish émigrés from Eastern Europe. They didn't end up successful, but this might have changed since then.

Go see some performances of the Jewish drag queen Nana Shevitz. Queer Jewish culture all the way. Plus she’s hilarious. https://www.instagram.com/dontfuckyournana?igsh=Z2t0a21xMHdxNWNh

It is probably best to get in touch with one of the larger synagogues directly, Fasanenstrasse or Oranienburger Strasse, and take it from there. I guess the people in the know wouldn’t post details on reddit.