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Austria launches probe into ‘antisemitic’ mosque
The Jewish Chronicle
05 January 2023
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austria-launches-probe-into-antisemitic-mosque-3AI6IDSHV5ZdOgr2eJoOoK
Expat-City-Ranking: Warum Wien nicht Dubai nacheifern sollte
Der Standard
04 January 2023
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000141801853/expat-city-ranking-warum-wien-nicht-dubai-nacheifern-sollte
The Three Best Books by Israeli Writers (Not Called Oz, Grossman, or Yehoshua), recommended by Liam Hoare
Fathom
03 January 2023
https://fathomjournal.org/the-three-best-books-by-israeli-writers-not-called-oz-grossman-or-yehoshua-recommended-by-liam-hoare/
Beth Alexander's estranged ex-husband insists: ‘It’s all lies!’
The Jewish Chronicle
02 January 2023
https://www.thejc.com/news/news/estranged-ex-husband-at-centre-of-militant-mother-beth-alexander-child-custody-dispute-breaks-his-silence-to-insist-its-all-lies-61hEh3uPEcnwE6Qf8Kfu3V
What is the point of apologizing for the Holocaust? | Opinion
Haaretz
19 November 2022
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2022-11-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/what-is-the-point-of-apologizing-for-the-holocaust/00000184-5b70-d718-a1d7-7b7767450000
Neurosen aus Beton – DATUM
Datum
18 November 2022
https://datum.at/neurosen-aus-beton/
New art installation inflames row over Vienna’s statue of antisemite
The Jewish Chronicle
31 October 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/new-art-installation-inflames-row-over-viennas-statue-of-antisemite-7JnpqoOV23Q4FwrPihjWty
‘Maybe he was the last of his kind’: A Conversation about Amos Oz with Nurith Gertz
Fathom
30 October 2022
https://fathomjournal.org/maybe-he-was-the-last-of-his-kind-a-conversation-about-amos-oz-with-nurith-gertz/
Young Austrian volunteers serve and say ‘never again’
The Jewish Chronicle
29 October 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/young-austrian-volunteers-serve-and-say-never-again-7KhjD8wqfdysgKWUnIaAsq
Trials of the Diaspora - Tel Aviv Review of Books
Tel Aviv Review of Books
30 September 2022
https://www.tarb.co.il/trials-of-the-diaspora/
New head of Jewish museum in Vienna tells us to expect surprises
The Jewish Chronicle
29 September 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/new-head-of-jewish-museum-in-vienna-tells-us-to-expect-surprises-4yZMcN6CgkLWIKyYfXSdq4
The Austrian People’s Party’s existential crisis
Politico
27 August 2022
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-austrian-peoples-partys-existential-crisis/
Sex, Love and Judaism Intertwine in ‘Love Me Kosher’ Exhibit
Moment Magazine
26 August 2022
https://momentmag.com/sex-love-and-judaism-intertwine-in-love-me-kosher-exhibit/
Österreich – das unfreundliche Land
Der Standard
02 August 2022
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000137504029/oesterreich-das-unfreundliche-land
Can Malmö Solve Its Antisemitism Problem?
Moment Magazine
01 August 2022
https://momentmag.com/can-malmo-solve-its-antisemitism-problem/
Holocaust victims’ relatives confront the past in Vienna
The Jewish Chronicle
31 July 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/holocaust-victims-relatives-confront-the-past-in-vienna-1lLXnIn5DIQP2BtknI4dPi
Book Review | The Wealthy: Chronicle of a Jewish Family (1763-1948)
Fathom
30 July 2022
https://fathomjournal.org/book-review-the-wealthy-chronicle-of-a-jewish-family-1763-1948/
‘How I escaped the alternative reality of Chasidic life’
Jewish News
29 July 2022
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/how-i-escaped-the-alternative-reality-of-chasidic-life/
Victimhood in the Land of the Perpetrators
Moment Magazine
26 June 2022
https://momentmag.com/victimhood-in-the-land-of-the-perpetrators/
Austria’s far right has found a new enemy
New Statesman
25 June 2022
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/06/austria-far-right-new-enemy-lgbtq-community
Book returned in memory of music scholar killed in Shoah
The Jewish Chronicle
24 June 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/book-returned-in-memory-of-music-scholar-killed-in-shoah-7yjKaNbLkWlqriUqp39hQ2
The Future of Berlin’s Jewish Museum
Moment Magazine
26 May 2022
https://momentmag.com/the-future-of-berlins-jewish-museum/
Will The UK Holocaust Memorial Prove A Wasted Opportunity? - Jews, Europe, the XXIst century
K. La Revue
25 May 2022
https://k-larevue.com/en/will-the-uk-holocaust-memorial-prove-a-wasted-opportunity/?fbclid=IwAR2DYHsdxQyiaXBkADD565qu1KGZvulLsmDzMiuhwy4YvWodasxcfT-C2FI
Lily Ebert wins Austria’s Simon Wiesenthal Prize
The Jewish Chronicle
24 May 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/lily-ebert-wins-austria's-simon-wiesenthal-prize-2Yd99FueOSJB4ullaTBONr
Austria looks isolated on EU membership for Ukraine
New Statesman
23 May 2022
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/05/austria-looks-isolated-on-eu-membership-for-ukraine
Austria is Russia’s tunnel into the heart of Europe
New Statesman
30 April 2022
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/04/austria-is-russias-tunnel-into-the-heart-of-europe
Russian shelling shatters Kharkiv’s Jewish heritage
The Jewish Chronicle
29 April 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/russian-shelling-shatters-kharkivs-jewish-heritage-7y0hbZ47bj2eWSz33se5Mx
Anti-vaxxers who abused Star of David guilty of breaching anti-Nazi law
The Jewish Chronicle
29 March 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/news/anti-vaxxers-who-abused-star-of-david-guilty-of-breaching-anti-nazi-law-3WK7rC5gcHojWm9fdGz2Xi
Vienna community celebrates Purim with 600 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
The Jewish Chronicle
28 March 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/vienna-community-celebrates-purim-with-600-ukrainian-jewish-refugees-7se2zaM8TuMXY56WCFmX5B
As Finland and Sweden consider Nato membership, Austria clings to neutrality
New Statesman
27 March 2022
https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2022/03/as-finland-and-sweden-consider-nato-membership-austria-clings-to-neutrality
Austrian Jewish Students Find Their Voice - Jews, Europe, the XXIst century
K. La Revue
26 March 2022
https://k-larevue.com/en/austrian-jewish-students-find-their-voice/
Contemporary Vienna Is a Diverse Jewish Mosaic | Hadassah Magazine
Hadassah Magazine
25 March 2022
https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2022/02/23/vienna-offers-diverse-jewish-mosaic/
Austria urged to bring in law banning anti-vaxxer ‘mockery’ of Holocaust
The Jewish Chronicle
25 February 2022
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austria-urged-to-bring-in-law-banning-anti-vaxxer-%27mockery%27-of-holocaust-RhrhfN8Le2M4FnkaIHIsg
A Saudi Interfaith Cultural Center Is Leaving Vienna — But For All the Wrong Reasons
New Lines
28 January 2022
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/a-saudi-interfaith-cultural-center-is-leaving-vienna-but-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/
BOOKS: The Lessons of History in Snow Country | Metropole
Metropole
22 December 2021
https://metropole.at/books-the-lessons-of-history-in-snow-country/
Sebastian Kurz: Austria's millennial chancellor makes a grubby exit
New Statesman
21 December 2021
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2021/12/sebastian-kurz-austrias-millennial-chancellor-makes-a-grubby-exit
Austria is showing that vaccine mandates are no longer unthinkable | Liam Hoare
The Guardian
29 November 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/22/austria-vaccine-mandates-europe-unvaccinated
Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work?
New Statesman
28 November 2021
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2021/11/will-austrias-lockdown-for-the-unvaccinated-work
Pocket dictionary that opened new life chapter for Kindertransport girl
The Jewish Chronicle
27 November 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/pocket-dictionary-that-opened-new-life-for-kindertransport-girl-1.522525
The Fourth Window, or the Wounds of Amos Oz
Fathom
26 November 2021
https://fathomjournal.org/the-fourth-window-or-the-wounds-of-amos-oz/
Austria faces up to Nazi past in new exhibition at Auschwitz
The Jewish Chronicle
01 November 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austria-faces-up-to-nazi-past-in-new-exhibition-at-auschwitz-1.521834
Why Sebastian Kurz will now be Austria’s “shadow chancellor”
New Statesman
31 October 2021
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2021/10/why-sebastian-kurz-will-now-be-austrias-shadow-chancellor
Disgraced: Whither Vienna’s Monument to Karl Lueger? - Jews, Europe, the XXIst century
K. La Revue
30 October 2021
https://k-larevue.com/en/disgraced-whither-viennas-monument-to-karl-lueger/
Book Review | More Than I Love My Life
Fathom
29 October 2021
https://fathomjournal.org/book-review-more-than-i-love-my-life/
Frankfurt is to build £29.3M Jewish centre
The Jewish Chronicle
31 August 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/frankfurt-is-to-build-29-3m-jewish-centre-1.519485
Erdogan and Austria’s Far Right: Enemies Who Help Each Other | Newlines Magazine
New Lines
30 August 2021
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/erdogan-and-austrias-far-right-enemies-who-help-each-other/
Hate speech against Jews rises in Hungary
The Jewish Chronicle
29 August 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/hate-speech-against-jews-rises-in-hungary-1.519276
Hungary’s Leader Is Everything American Authoritarians Wish Trump Was
Slate
28 August 2021
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/tucker-carlson-hungary-viktor-orban.html
Rereadings | The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership by Yehuda Avner
Fathom
27 August 2021
https://fathomjournal.org/rereadings-the-prime-ministers-an-intimate-narrative-of-israeli-leadership-by-yehuda-avner/
Historians attack ‘political’ Shoah Wall
The Jewish Chronicle
26 August 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/historians-attack-political-shoah-wall-1.518668
Outrage over new Polish bar on restitution
The Jewish Chronicle
25 August 2021
https://www.thejc.com/outrage-over-new-polish-bar-on-restitution-1.518214
Friendship? - Jewish Review of Books
Jewish Review of Books
04 July 2021
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/jewish-life/11101/friendship/
Fathom Opinion | The UK and EU should recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — and Palestine
Fathom
03 July 2021
https://fathomjournal.org/fathom-opinion-the-uk-and-eu-should-recognise-jerusalem-as-the-capital-of-israel-and-palestine/
In “Motley Stones,” Adalbert Stifter Describes the Allure of Nature | Metropole
Metropole
02 July 2021
https://metropole.at/adalbert-stifter-motley-stones/
https://href.li/?https://www.thejc.com/news/world/european-governments-back-israel-but-antisemitic-incidents-rise-1.516726
The Jewish Chronicle
29 May 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/european-governments-back-israel-but-antisemitic-incidents-rise-1.516726
A Critical Case - Tel Aviv Review of Books
Tel Aviv Review of Books
14 May 2021
https://www.tarb.co.il/a-critical-case/
Analysis | The pandemic precipitated Europe’s Super League fiasco, and the issues aren’t going away
23 April 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/21/super-league-soccer-covid/
Should Vienna’s ‘Hitler Balcony’ Be Opened to the Public?
Moment Magazine
02 April 2021
https://momentmag.com/hitler-balcony/
Thomas Bernhard was a 'demon', half-brother reveals in bestseller
The Guardian
29 March 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/23/thomas-bernhard-was-a-demon-half-brother-reveals-in-bestseller
David Duke Abroad
Moment Magazine
28 March 2021
https://momentmag.com/david-duke-abroad/
German intelligence labels AfD as "extremist"
The Jewish Chronicle
27 March 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/german-intelligence-labels-afd-as-extremist-1.512678
Austrian far right deputy leader attacks Israel "mass experiment"
The Jewish Chronicle
26 March 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austrian-far-right-deputy-leader-attacks-israel-mass-experiment-1.512675
Dominique K. Reill's The Fiume Crisis Explains How Fiumians Established a Free State After the Fall of the Habsburg Empire | Metropole
Metropole
25 March 2021
https://metropole.at/dominique-k-reills-the-fiume-crisis/
EJC vice president plans vaccine charter flights to Israel
The Jewish Chronicle
01 March 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/ejc-vice-president-plans-vaccine-charter-flights-to-israel-1.512108
Two former Nazis aged 100 and 95 charged as German prosecutors dash to convict last perpetrators
The Jewish Chronicle
28 February 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/two-former-nazis-aged-100-and-95-charged-as-german-prosecutors-dash-to-convict-last-perpetrators-1.511860
Hamburg trial unnerves Jewish community
The Jewish Chronicle
27 February 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/hamburg-trial-unnerves-jewish-community-1.511858
European Pre-Lent Pastries Are the Perfect Cure for February
Easter
26 February 2021
https://www.eater.com/22280517/paczki-krapfen-semlor-mardi-gras-fat-tuesday-lent-pastries
Why you should read the two Israeli novels on the New York Times list of 100 notable books of 2020
Fathom
25 February 2021
https://fathomjournal.org/why-you-should-read-the-two-israeli-novels-on-the-new-york-times-list-of-100-notable-books-of-2020/
Austrian government launches national strategy to fight antisemitism
The Jewish Chronicle
02 February 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austrian-government-launches-national-strategy-to-fight-antisemitism-1.511143
Arik Brauer, multifaceted Viennese artist, dies aged 92
The Jewish Chronicle
01 February 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/arik-brauer-multifaceted-viennese-artist-dies-aged-92-1.511122
New CDU leader is known as pro-Israel
The Jewish Chronicle
31 January 2021
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/new-cdu-leader-is-known-as-pro-israel-1.510880
Gastkommentar - Die Labour-Partei an einem Scheideweg
Wiener Zeitung
30 January 2021
https://www.wienerzeitung.at/meinung/gastkommentare/2088545-Die-Labour-Partei-an-einem-Scheideweg.html
How the Nazis robbed Alice Urbach of her cookbook
The Forward
29 January 2021
https://forward.com/food/460791/how-the-nazis-robbed-alice-urbach-of-her-cookbook/
The Unshakeable One - Tel Aviv Review of Books
Tel Aviv Review of Books
19 December 2020
https://www.tarb.co.il/the-unshakeable-one/
Book Review | Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making
Fathom
18 December 2020
https://fathomjournal.org/book-review-since-1948-israeli-literature-in-the-making/
Britain Is Still a Close U.S. Ally, Just a Less Important One
Slate
29 November 2020
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/biden-boris-special-relationship.html
Fear and resilience: Vienna’s Jewish community takes stock after night of terror
The Forward
28 November 2020
https://forward.com/news/457797/fear-and-resilience-viennas-jewish-community-takes-stock-after-night-of/
What We Know So Far About the Apparent Terror Attack in Vienna
Slate
27 November 2020
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/vienna-terror-attack-setenstettengasse.html
Vienna Jewish community on lockdown after attack near synagogue kills at least 4
The Forward
26 November 2020
https://forward.com/fast-forward/457722/vienna-jewish-community-on-lockdown-after-attack-near-synagogue-kills-at/
Doppelstaatsbürgerschaft zulassen! - derStandard.at
Der Standard
02 November 2020
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000120531597/doppelstaatsbuergerschaft-zulassen
Martin Rady's "The Habsburgs" Recounts The Family's Rise and Fall
Metropole
01 November 2020
https://metropole.at/martyn-rady-the-habsburgs/
Can Europe’s Green Parties Learn to Love Power?
Foreign Policy
31 October 2020
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/01/can-europes-green-parties-learn-to-love-power/
What Will Happen to the Hitler-Haus?
Moment Magazine
25 September 2020
https://momentmag.com/what-will-happen-to-hitler-haus/
'Radical Islamist antisemite' arrested in connection with attacks on Graz Jewish community
The Jewish Chronicle
31 August 2020
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/radical-islamist-antisemite-arrested-in-connection-with-attacks-on-graz-jewish-community-1.505927
Family Unification & Custody Cases Are Slower & Harder | Metropole
Metropole
30 August 2020
https://metropole.at/family-unification/
Letters from the Anschluss in Elisabeth Åsbrink’s New Book | Metropole
Metropole
30 August 2020
https://metropole.at/letters-vienna-woods/
Danny Michelson, 76, co-founder of boutique London grocer - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
30 August 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/07/13/bonds-of-life/danny-michelson-76-co-founder-of-boutique-london-grocer
Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance appeals for Shoah victims' names
The Jewish Chronicle
29 August 2020
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austrian-appeal-for-names-of-shoah-victims-1.501504
Rabbi Stanley Michaels, 73, integral part of life at London’s Mill Hill Synagogue - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
29 August 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/07/07/bonds-of-life/rabbi-stanley-michaels-73-integral-part-of-life-at-londons-mill-hill-synagogue
James Leek, 75, contributed to progressive Jewish causes in London - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
29 August 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/06/30/obituaries/james-leek-75-contributed-to-progressive-jewish-causes-in-london
Re-Reading Past Continuous: Revisiting Yaakov Shabtai’s ‘Revolution’ in Hebrew Prose
Fathom
26 June 2020
https://fathomjournal.org/re-reading-past-continuous-revisiting-yaakov-shabtais-revolution-in-hebrew-prose/
Austrian former Freedom Party leader’s Jew hate rant
The Jewish Chronicle
26 June 2020
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/austrian-former-freedom-party-leader-s-jew-hate-rant-1.500460
Mandate 100 | ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’: S. Yizhar’s and Amos Oz’s Stories of Jewish Struggle in the British Mandate
Fathom
30 May 2020
https://fathomjournal.org/the-greatest-show-on-earth-s-yizhar-and-amos-ozs-stories-of-jewish-struggle-in-the-british-mandate/
Henri Kichka, 94, educated Belgian schoolchildren about the Holocaust - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
30 May 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/05/05/bonds-of-life/henri-kichka-94-educated-belgian-schoolchildren-about-the-holocaust
Enrique Mugica Herzog, 88, first Jew to serve in Spanish government since Inquisition - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
30 May 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/05/04/bonds-of-life/enrique-mugica-herzog-88-first-jew-to-serve-in-spanish-government-since-inquisition
Milan Jewish Community United to Battle COVID-19
Moment Magazine
27 April 2020
https://momentmag.com/milan-jewish-community-united-to-battle-covid-19/
In Austria under COVID, the Jewish community is thriving — and the gay community is struggling - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
27 April 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/04/22/opinion/in-austria-under-covid-the-jewish-community-is-thriving-and-the-gay-community-is-struggling
COVID-19 Disrupts European Jewish Life
Moment Magazine
27 April 2020
https://momentmag.com/covid-19-disrupts-european-jewish-life/
Opinion | Labour’s leaked anti-Semitism report is just a cover for Jeremy Corbyn
The Forward
26 April 2020
https://forward.com/opinion/443917/labours-reaction-to-leaked-document-betrays-the-truth-about-partys-anti/
Michael Goldmeier, 73, led largest British Jewish health care agency - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
26 April 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/04/08/bonds-of-life/michael-goldmeier-73-led-largest-british-jewish-health-care-agency
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