(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
One of the celebrations, held on the campus of the University of Vienna, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the existence of the Austrian Republic, was marred by anti-Jewish attacks.
A group of 150 Jewish students were among those invited to attend the official University celebration, which was addressed by Chancellor Seipel, The Jewish students were insulted and attacked by the members of the student Voelkische anti-Semitic group. As a result of the disturbance, the Jewish student group, threatened with violence, marched away in a body, singing the “Hatikvah.”
The University authorities immediately posted an announcement in which the perpetrators of the attack were sharply criticized and it was declared that those guilty will be expelled.
A group of Catholic students attempted in vain to protect the Jewish and the Socialist students against whom the attack was directed.
Leaders of the Jewish community in Vienna were given a prominent share in the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the existence of the Austrian Republic. Representatives of the foreign Jewish press, including the Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent, were among those invited to a reception given by President Hainisch Sunday afternoon.
Numerous Jewish organizations and local Kehillahs joined in the celebrations throughout the Republic. The Jewish press commemorated the occasion in a fittingly patriotic manner.
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