Vienna

On Kristallnacht anniversary, Austrian government unveils memorial wall with 64,440 names

The 160 granite slabs built with funding from the state are “a visible sign of its responsibility,” a cabinet minister said.

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 9, 2021 2:25 pm

Students and pedestrians attend a cultural event at the University of Vienna, Austria on April 12, 2015. (Wikimedia Commons)

Vienna university announces new $9,000 scholarships for young Jewish studies researchers

The new scholarship follows the first award ceremony of a lifetime achievement distinction that carries a $20,000 cash prize.

June 7, 2021 9:51 am

The Palais Ephrussi, seized by Nazis during WWII, is seen in Vienna, Nov. 7, 2019. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)

Vienna threatens libel suit against Rothschild scion who said city extends Nazi theft

It was the latest in a legal fight to extract from the municipality a foundation that was dissolved under the Nazis and brought back under the city’s control.

March 19, 2021 10:37 am

Austrian Jewish community leader apologizes for wrongly administered COVID vaccines

By Toby Axelrod January 6, 2021 10:49 am

Most of the 8,000 or so Jews left in Austria live in Vienna, shown here in 2018. (Andrew Michael/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Woman threatens rabbi with a knife on street in Vienna, steals his kippah

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 27, 2020 5:53 am

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks at a synagogue in Monaco on Nov. 23, 2017. (Courtesy of the Conference of European Rabbis)

After Vienna shooting, European rabbis want ‘much more’ government control of mosques

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 3, 2020 10:45 am

After 4 killed in Vienna shooting near area with multiple synagogues, Jews warned to stay home

By Cnaan Liphshiz and Ben Sales and Toby Axelrod November 2, 2020 3:20 pm

Video shows two men stealing pants from victim they call ‘Jew’ in Vienna

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 2, 2020 10:30 am

A fence surrounds the the statue of the anti-Semitic former mayor of Vienna Karl Lueger in Vienna, Austria on October 6, 2020(Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)

Vienna municipality moves to protect statue of former mayor who accused Jews of ‘terrorism’

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 8, 2020 9:46 am

Austria to triple its spending on Jewish community security

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 11, 2020 10:33 am

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