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Vienna
May 16, 2024, 1:59 pm
Kindertransport refugee and priest Francis Wahle dies, aged 94
Baptised as a child, the Catholic minister only discovered his Jewish ancestry when he was forced to flee the Nazis in Vienna
By
Michelle Rosenberg
January 10, 2024, 12:12 pm
Holocaust survivor George Vulkan dies, aged 94
Tributes to refugee from Nazi-occupied Austria who fled to Paris before settling in the UK
By
Michelle Rosenberg
June 30, 2023, 4:26 pm
From Nazi Europe to Wimbledon – how a Jewish tennis prodigy made her way to Centre Court
Liesl Herbst fled the Nazis and ended up playing championship tennis in the UK with her daughter
By
Neil Silver
June 7, 2023, 10:33 am
Vienna to tilt statue of antisemitic mayor 3.5 degrees to the right to shift ‘perspective’
Karl Lueger served as mayor for 13 years until his death in 1910. He was known for antisemitic rhetoric that is said to have inspired Hitler, who lived in Vienna as a young man.
By
Gabe Friedman (JTA)
March 24, 2023, 11:33 am
Head of conference of European rabbis deletes his tweet of support for mother denied access to her children
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt's sympathetic post for Beth Alexander has disappeared from social media platform
By
Michelle Rosenberg
March 7, 2023, 6:51 pm
AJR unveils commemorative plaque at British Embassy in Vienna
Association of Jewish Refugees honours "resourceful and courageous" diplomatic officials and clergy who helped thousands of Jews emigrate and escape Nazis in Germany and Austria
By
Michelle Rosenberg
June 6, 2022, 3:01 pm
Most Jews have fled Ukraine after Russian invasion, says Moscow chief rabbi
Pinchas Goldschmidt has become the first senior Russian religious leader to criticise the Kremlin's "special military operation" in the former Soviet Union country
By
Toby Porter
June 25, 2021, 12:10 pm
War secrets of the Jewish-British military commandos
Author Leah Garrett tells the amazing story of X Troop, a German-speaking refugee volunteer unit determined to outwit and outfight the Nazis
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
January 21, 2021, 10:39 am
120 Over 80 – meet our mentors!
Part two of our celebration of the Jewish community's oldest and wisest.
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Jewish News
November 16, 2020, 3:15 pm
Rothschild descendant wins Vienna legal battle over £100m trust seized by Nazis
Geoffrey Hoguet successful in getting control of foundation while accusing Austrian authorities of 'hollowing it out' by selling assets at well under market value
By
Jewish News Reporter
From the Web
November 2, 2020, 9:26 pm
At least one reported dead as shots fired in Vienna near multiple synagogues
Fifty shots in the Austrian capital with police officers and passers-by reported as being hit
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JTA
November 20, 2019, 3:23 pm
Vienna Blood’s Jewish hero delves into the minds of criminals
Francine Wolfisz speaks to author Frank Tallis, whose Jewish doctor-turned-detective features in the sumptuous new BBC2 drama
By
Francine Wolfisz
August 15, 2019, 3:16 pm
Waltz off to Vienna!
Louisa Walters explores the Austrian capital’s passion for music, art and strudels and discovers the rebirth of Jewish life after the Holocaust
By
Louisa Walters
July 12, 2019, 9:53 am
European Jewish Choirs on song in Italy
The Zemel Choir from London competes alongside entries from across the continent at the European Jewish Choir Festival.
By
Jenni Frazer
October 24, 2018, 10:17 am
Top London Charedi rabbi wants to embrace technology ‘in a kosher way’
Dayan Israel Jacob Lichtenstein urges European counterparts to harness tech at a Rabbinical Council of Europe gathering in Vienna
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