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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’

Adolf Hitler wrote approvingly of Karl Lueger, whose statue in the Austrian capital has been a repeated target of graffiti calling for its removal.

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Austria to triple its spending on Jewish community security

The funding follows a high-profile anti-Semitic assault in the city of Graz.

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Vienna-born Israeli man, Ben Zion Lapid, 84, becomes first Jew to reclaim his Austrian citizenship under new law

He told the Austrian newspaper Der Standard that his grandchildren urged him to reclaim his Austrian citizenship.

A man walks past the defaced facade of the synagogue of Graz, austria on Aug. 19, 2020. (Christian Jauschowetz)

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‘Free Palestine’ graffiti sprayed on Austrian synagogue

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Austria will allow descendants of Holocaust victims to receive citizenship

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Austria to create award named for Simon Wiesenthal

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Jewish gravestones from 17th century discovered during renovations of castle in Austria

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Austria breaks ground for Holocaust memorial in Vienna

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In Austria under COVID, the Jewish community is thriving — and the gay community is struggling

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2 youths attack Austrian Jewish teen wearing Star of David ring

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