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Austrian state proposes limiting kosher meat sale to registered Jews

A regional politician in the state of Lower Austria defended a plan to condition the sale of kosher meat on individual permits issued to registered Jews.

Austrian Jewish comunity leader slams chancellor for courting Iran

The president of the Jewish community in Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, blasted Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President Alexander Van der Bellen for providing a military honour welcome to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Antisemitic cartoon removed from Austrian vice chancellor’s Facebook page

The man representing the banks, who has Stars of David on the buttons of his sleeve, recalls depictions of Jews in Nazi propaganda.

Austrian chancellor apologises for country’s role in the Holocaust

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said it took his country "too long to be honest" about its part in the Holocaust.

Austrian Jewish leader slams Freedom Party at Holocaust commemoration event

The head of Austria’s Jewish community Oskar Deutsch sharply criticised the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) at official Holocaust commemorations on Sunday.

Nazi camp survivors clash with far-right Austrian party over memorial service

A group that represents survivors of a Nazi-era concentration camp said on Monday the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), a junior party in Austria's coalition government, had not been invited to a memorial service, prompting an angry response from the FPO.
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