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Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program

HIAS said the move has left more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities - including hundreds of Jews and thousands of Baha’i, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sabean Mandaeans - stranded in Iran.

REFUGEES FROM Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives.
Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Second Iranian diplomat abandons post, seeks asylum for family in Switzerland - report

Sergei Nakariakov.

Classicameri Festival : Music to be savored and enjoyed

A police officer stands guard in front of Vienna Central Station, after it was closed due to an unspecified threat, according to the Austrian capital's police and national rail company OBB, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025

Vienna police rule out antisemitic motive after grenade found near police station, synagogues


Former Austrian president’s UN envoy nomination sparks controversy over Israel remarks - analysis

Fischer’s nomination as special envoy was announced amid controversy over his accusations that Israel’s Gaza campaign fuels antisemitism and exploits the Holocaust.

 Heinz Fischer, former president of Austria, speaks during the state commemoration ceremony in memory of former German President Horst Koehler, who died on February 1, 2025, at Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2025.

Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest

Capa's tumultuous and all-too-brief life symbolizes the cosmopolitan and tragic Central European milieu of Budapest Jewry in the 20th century.

Robert Capa

Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism

Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.

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Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.'

 Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle.

Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

'Queen Esther' follows a Jewish orphan's journey from Vienna to Maine to Jerusalem, marking his first work to directly engage with Israeli history through the story of a Holocaust refugee.

 The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016; his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel.

CAM, ELNET rally hundreds of local leaders against 'all-time high' antisemitism

"Jews around the world feeling unsafe in their communities, we felt that those who are most likely to effect change for the better are local leaders,” said the CEO of CAM.

 CAM Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.

Antisemitic attack in Vienna: Hasidic Jew assaulted, shtreimel stolen

The attack comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitism across Europe.

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66-year-old Austrian plumber strikes gold in renovation gig

Beneath a concrete floor the plumber found a rusty box with 30 kilograms of gold, apparently hidden during World War II.

 Vienna’s Penzing district.

Sounds and tastes of Vienna: Austrian Culture Days return to Tel Aviv

The sense of the Viennese zeitgeist is enhanced by the traditional Viennese Café, with apple strudel and other delicacies served to the physically and emotionally hungry patrons.

 SOPRANO MIKA COHEN: Viennese music, in principle, is the basis for most operas.

Austria-Israel alliance and Sebastian Kurz: How he helped both nations find common ground

Eldad Beck explores Austria’s evolving history with Jewish state in this segment from latest book

 Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz is seen prior to his meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on April 22, 2014.