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Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 30 Sep

A far-right party in Austria, the Freedom Party (FPO), which has ties to former Nazis, won 29% of the vote in national elections, marking the highest support for such a group since WWII.

0 Holocaust Leadership

Inbox: Issue 1024

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 14 Aug

The text discusses various topics related to Jewish life and perspectives.

0 Culture Communities

The hills are alive with ancient traditions, in Austria’s Lungau region

Natalie Marchant in Jewish Chronicle · 13 Mar

The Lungau region in Austria's Salzburgerland is a picturesque area known for its stunning alpine landscapes, rich local traditions, and commitment to sustainability.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Antisemitism Monitor | Week of May 22, 2023

Moment in Moment · 5 Dec 2023

This week's Antisemitism Monitor highlights several incidents.

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‘In line with the dictator’s wishes’: Austria’s plans for Hitler’s birth house stir controversy

BCohen in Forward · 23 Aug 2023

Plans to repurpose Adolf Hitler's birth house in Braunau, Austria, into a police station have caused controversy.

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When Canines Were in the Land

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Apr 2023

"When Canines Were in the Land" is a book edited by Susan Martha Kahn that tells the story of Rudolphina Menzel, a scientist and Zionist who played a significant role in reconciling Jews and dogs.

0 Sports Communities

Sibs on skis to represent Israel in Beijing

Forward · 29 Jan 2022

Noa and Barnabas Szollos, siblings born in Hungary and raised in Austria, are representing Israel in the Winter Olympics for alpine skiing events.

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‘Free Palestine’ graffiti sprayed on Austrian synagogue

Forward · 21 Aug 2020

Unidentified perpetrators vandalized a synagogue in Graz, Austria by spray-painting the words "Free Palestine" and "our country and our language are red lines" on its walls.

0 History Politics

Who Won the Cold War?

Edward Serotta in Tablet · 10 Sep 2019

The overthrow of Communism and the end of the Cold War were marked by various significant events across Eastern Europe.

0 History Communities

Austria Confronts Kristallnacht — 80 Years Later

Forward · 6 Nov 2018

Austria is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a significant event during which nearly all of Vienna's synagogues were destroyed, leading to the forced exodus of Jews from Austria.

0 Antisemitism Politics

AJC Passport: Germany and Austria Respond to the Far-Right

People of the Pod · 24 Jan 2018

In 2017, far-right parties like Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Austria's Freedom Party (FP) gained significant electoral success fueled by anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiments.

0 Holocaust Communities

Far Right Magazine Gets OK To Call Mauthausen Victims 'Criminals'

Forward · 9 Feb 2016

The head of Austria's Jewish community criticized prosecutors for not indicting authors of an article in a far-right magazine affiliated with the FPO party that labeled Holocaust survivors at Mauthausen as murderers and criminals.

0 Holocaust Politics

Austria Comes to Terms With Its Past

Forward · 16 Dec 2005

Austria has reached a significant milestone in coming to terms with its Nazi past as Chancellor Wolfgang Schssel declared legal peace after a federal judge in New York dismissed the last major Holocaust restitution case against Austria.