Austria
‘Free Palestine’ graffiti sprayed on Austrian synagogue
The messages were painted on a wall of the synagogue that was built from the bricks of the original structure that the Nazis destroyed in 1938.
Austria officially bans memorial for executed Nazi allies
The Austrian Parliament officially adopted a resolution May 30 calling to ban commemorations of the Nazi-era Croatian Ustase regime and the WWII event known as the Bleiburg Repatriations on Austrian soil.
Austrian Hotel Sues Tourist Who Complained About Their Nazi Portraits
One photo was of a young man — one of the owner’s uncles — wearing a uniform with an eagle and swastika badge.
A Holocaust Art Exhibit Was Vandalized, Again And Again. But Vienna Is Fighting Back.
On May 26, a public art installation in Vienna featuring portraits of Holocaust survivors was slashed with a knife. It wasn’t the first attack.
Austrian Memory Of The Holocaust Is Fading — And Fear Of A Repeat Remains
Austrians could identify Eichmann…but not the fact that he was Austrian.
Politician From Hitler’s Hometown Resigns Over Poem Comparing Migrants To Rats
The poem’s rat narrator tells migrants to integrate or “quickly hurry away,” adding, “if you mix two cultures…it’s as if you destroy them.”
GOP Rep. Met With Nazi-Linked Group On Trip Funded By Holocaust Memorial Org
He also criticized George Soros while lamenting that white Europeans will be replaced by immigrants.
Holocaust Survivors, Austrian Far-Right Party Clash Over Memorial Service
The Freedom Party, which was founded by former Nazis, is protesting being barred from a ceremony commemorating the liberation of a concentration camp.
Movie News: Silent Film About Anti-Semitism Reemerges, Harvey Weinstein Gets Dumped
Talya Zax wrote on ““Die Stadt Ohne Juden,” or “The City Without Jews,” a 1924 Austrian silent film that was rediscovered in a flea market.
Should Israeli Politicians Be Meeting With The European Far Right?
Several Israeli officials have held meetings with far-right officials from Austria and other European countries. Should they be doing so?