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The Austrian Parliament building in Vienna. Credit: Jean Fonseca via Wikimedia Commons.
Austria launching Israel parliamentary caucus
“In an era of rising antisemitism, it is vital to have strong and reliable allies by our side,” said Austrian Parliament member Andreas Minnich.
Etgar Lefkovits
May 20, 2025
Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh speak with an Israeli online from their workplace in Sydney, Australia, February 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Max Veifer.
Aussie nurse charged with threatening Israelis
Sarah Abu Lebdeh is out on bail but may not leave Australia or use social media, police said.
Feb. 26, 2025
Officers of the Austrian State Criminal Police are seen near a cordoned off area after a knife attack near the main square in the city centre of Villach, southern Austria on Feb. 15, 2025. Photo by Gerd Eggenberger/APA/AFP via Getty Images.
Syrian asylum seeker kills boy, wounds four in Austria rampage
The incident came two days after an Afghan asylum seeker plowed his car into a crowd of demonstrators in Munich, killing a two-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother.
JNS Staff
Feb. 16, 2025
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (right) speaks with journalist and author Eldad Beck in Tel Aviv, on Jan. 9, 2025. Photo by Canaan Lidor.
Former Austrian leader says far-right supported pro-Jewish policy
During a visit to Israel, Sebastian Kurz insisted that the Freedom Party were "extremely supportive” of his stances on Jews and Israel.
Canaan Lidor
Jan. 13, 2025
Taylor Swift on tour in Australia. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Israeli embassy original target in Taylor Swift terror plot
Austrian teenager's foiled plan reveals continued threats to Israeli diplomatic missions.
Erez Linn
Jan. 5, 2025
Austrian Chancellor and member of the Austria People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer is seen during Austrian parliamentary elections on Sept. 29, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images.
Yad Vashem lauds Austria for combating antisemitism
“Austria has undergone a gradual but clear journey in coming to terms with the past," says Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.
Etgar Lefkovits
Oct. 15, 2024
The Austrian Parliament building in Vienna, Austria, on April 4, 2024. Photo by Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images.
Austrian Parliament to house Holocaust exhibition
The exhibition, titled “Torn from Life: The Fate of Austrian Jews After the Anschluss in 1938," comes amid a surge of antisemitism in Europe.
Etgar Lefkovits
Oct. 14, 2024
Judenplatz, the town square in Vienna's Innere Stadt that was the center of Jewish life in the Middle Ages. The Memorial to the Austrian Jewish Victims of the Shoah is seen in the foreground and the Museum Judenplatz in the background, Vienna, Austria, Aug. 25, 2024. Photo by Michal Eliasy Marks.
Vienna’s Jewish history: Of prosperity and persecution
Jews were tragically expelled from the Austrian capital three times, but when allowed to were able to reach great heights, leaving an indelible mark.
Joshua Marks
Sept. 13, 2024
A sign in Sunbury, Pa., noting Lorenzo Da Ponte, who wrote the libretti for 28 operas, including three of Mozart's. Credit: Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock.
Jewish origins of Mozart’s librettist a ‘poorly kept secret’
Lorenzo da Ponte’s Jewish origins were largely unknown until the Holocaust, and in recent years, they’re taken for granted, per a new journal article.
April 2, 2024