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Demonstration in solidarity for the release of Israeli hostages in Vienna

Under the banner of "Bring Them Home Now!", approximately 1,000 participants gathered for a solidarity rally in Vienna, shining a spotlight on the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas to the Gaza strip.

Helma Goldmark, Austrian Holocaust refugee who joined resistance, dies at 98

She fled her native Austria and made her way to Italy, where as a teen she helped secure supplies for an operation that produced false documents for Jewish refugees.

IKG celebrated Purim with 400 children at the Stadttempel in Vienna

IKG President Oskar Deutsch presented four top prizes to the winners of a mask contest before the reading of the Megillah.

Austrian government announced package of measures against online antisemitism

The 2022 "Austria National Strategy against Antisemitism" will be bolstered by a comprehensive package of measures comprising 15 sub-points, specifically targeting the digital sphere.

According to the IKG, antisemitic incidents have increased fivefold since the Hamas massacre

The Antisemitism Reporting Center of the Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG) registered 1,147 antisemitic incidents in 2023.

Likrat Austria and Switzerland received the Simon Wiesenthal main prize

The Simon Wiesenthal Prize is a recognition of LIKRAT's efforts and work in the fight against antisemitism and for intercultural understanding.
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