Posts Tagged: Austrian Jews
British Jewish Newspaper Launches Campaign for Spy to Be Called Righteous Gentile
JNS.org - A new campaign by The Jewish Chronicle calls for a British spy who saved 10,000 Austrian Jews during World War II to be recognized...
Nazi Camp Survivors, Austrian Far-Right Party Clash Over Memorial Service
A group that represents survivors of a Nazi-era concentration camp said on Monday the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), junior party in Austria's coalition government, had...
Austrian Jewish Student Organization Seeking Legal Action Against National Student Leaders Who Participated in Chat Group Mocking Holocaust
Following the exposure of a secret chat group in which top Austrian student leaders engaged in Holocaust denial, the president of the country's leading Jewish student...
Austria Sees 80 Percent Rise in Antisemitic Incidents
JNS.org - The number of antisemitic incidents that occurred last year in Austria increased by more than 80 percent from 2014, the Austrian Forum Against Antisemitism said...
Saudi School in Vienna Ordered to Close Over Use of Anti-Semitic Books
JTA - A Saudi-backed school in Vienna that allegedly used an anti-Jewish textbook was ordered to close after it refused to disclose information about its...
Grim 75th Anniversary: Hitler’s Dream, Austrian Jewry’s Nightmare
Adolf Hitler had long dreamed of making his native Austria a part of Germany and subjecting Austria's Jews to the same fate he had in...
Commission: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Had Deep Ties to Nazi Party
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is coming to terms with its Nazi past following renewed appeals for it to give the public access to its ...
Jewish Museum of Vienna Deals With Items Looted by Nazis
Twenty-five years after the founding of the Jewish Museum of Vienna, museum officials have admitted that many of the items in the museum's possession were...
Space for a Symphony Honors Iconic Journalist Morley Safar
Symphony Space brings an amazing range of cultural events to Manhattan's Upper West Side, priding itself on the presentation of programs that are "innovative and...
