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Austria

Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96

Born Eva Geiringer in Austria in 1929, she was a child when the Nazis annexed her country. She dedicated her life to educate people about the horrors of the Holocaust.

Jewish Communities of Austria President Oskar Deutsch calls for the swift construction of planned Holocaust centre amid rising antisemitism

He stressed that the centre should not be seen as a Jewish project but as one of the Republic as a whole, underlining its national importance.

Neo-Nazis publish video showing them burning books on Judaism, prompting authorities to launch an investigation

The footage, posted around the anniversary of the November pogroms of 1938, comes from a group calling themselves "Legion Vienna 18."

Suspect will stand trial for arson attack on the Jewish section of the Vienna Central Cemetery

The accused is also alleged to have defaced the exterior walls with swastikas and other far-right inscriptions either before or after the fire.

Authorities investigate the disruption of a Kristallnacht commemoration in Mödling caused by the broadcast of a speech by Adolf Hitler

After the incident, the city of Mödling filed an official complaint. As the city councillor Stephan Schimanova attested, the recording was “extremely loud” and “there was a great deal of consternation. It was just sick.”

Austria presents new strategy in the fight against antisemitism

The governing coalition of Austria presented their "National Strategy Against Antisemitism 2.0", which is set to apply for the period of 2025-2030.
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