Jewish News from Austria Issue #25http://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/en-US2012-06-02T14:10:54ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The International Hilde Zadek Singing Competition in Viennahttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/7/11/the-international-hilde-zadek-singing-competition-in-vienna.htmlAdministrator2011-07-11T13:24:49ZFederal President Fischer to inaugurate the Vienna Maccabi Games in Julyhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/5/12/federal-president-fischer-to-inaugurate-the-vienna-maccabi-g.htmlAdministrator2011-05-12T17:10:34ZNightmares and Margarinehttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/5/11/nightmares-and-margarine.htmlAdministrator2011-05-11T17:13:15ZDiePresse.com

May 6, 2011

The following is an excerpt of an article published in the Austrian magazine die Presse:

Philip escaped the Nazis by fleeing to Palestine, Helene was working at a hunting lodge owned by Goering. However, that could not save her from being deported to Auschwitz, nor did he manage to escape the war. After the end of the war, Philip and Helene met in a bar in Brussels – and the love story of two Austrian Jews took its course.

]]>“The post-war generation failed to promote Austria’s moral recovery after WWII.“http://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/5/11/the-post-war-generation-failed-to-promote-austrias-moral-rec.htmlAdministrator2011-05-11T17:10:53ZProfil.at

May 7th, 2011

Original article: http://www.profil.at/articles/1118/560/296136/gescheitert-wiederaufbau

Last Saturday, the editor-in-chief of the Austrian news magazine profil, Christian Rainer, held a commemorative address on the anniversary of the liberation of the Ebensee concentration camp, which took place on May 6, 1945. The following is a translation of the original speech:

]]>Jewish Museumhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/4/27/jewish-museum.htmlAdministrator2011-04-27T16:43:02ZApril 11, 2011
Profil

The arguments presented by the Jewish Museum’s management, saying that there was no way of dissembling the holograms without destroying them in the act, were false. This will be demonstrated by the glasser company Fischer & Stiassny later this week on the basis of a model, which was manufactured specifically for this purpose.

The company Fischer & Stiassny had manufactured and assembled the holograms in 1995, the destruction of which in January of 2011 sparked international indignation. Heinz Haring, the company owner and glass expert, announced that he would demonstrate on the basis of a specially manufactured imitation of the artefacts that the holograms could in fact have been properly dissembled. His company had offered to do this prior to the incident. However, a different glasser company got the job and destroyed all of the 21 holograms when trying to dissemble them.

Original article: http://www.profil.at/articles/1115/560/293834/juedisches-museum

]]>Jewish Museum proud to present new permanent exhibitionhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2011/2/3/jewish-museum-proud-to-present-new-permanent-exhibition.htmlAdministrator2011-02-03T18:50:42ZDear Readers,http://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2010/8/13/dear-readers.htmlAdministrator2010-08-13T15:16:00ZThis year marks the 15th Anniversary of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, which has been instrumental in reaching out to many Austrian Holocaust survivors in the U.S. The Embassy of Austria in Washington D.C. hosted a commemorative event. On this occasion, an anniversary publication was presented. We are also pleased to feature an interview with U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Douglas Davidson on the occasion of his visit to Vienna.

Moreover, we have included a number of articles on recent art restitution cases, such as the famous Schiele painting, “Portrait of Wally,” which was part of the holdings of the private Leopold Foundation.

Other topics concern recent cultural events and several high-level visits of Austrian politicians to Israel, including that of the Austrian Prime Minister and members of the Austrian government.

I would like to take this opportunity to bid farewell to all the readers of Jewish News from Austria. During the last four years, I was pleased to provide you with a broad range of articles on topics of interest occurring within the Jewish community in Austria, including social and cultural news, including news on restitution cases which were published in Austrian media sources.  I would like to thank the entire team of the Press and Information Service for their continued support and tireless assistance during that time. I would also like to express my thanks to the readers of this online newsletter for their feedback. I'd like to wish my successor Alice Irvin, who will arrive in August, as well as the team of the Press and Information Service, all the best and continued success in the future.


Yours sincerely,

Wolfgang Renezeder
Director of the Press & Information Service
Embassy of Austria


]]>New Man in Washingtonhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2010/8/13/new-man-in-washington.htmlAdministrator2010-08-13T15:13:51ZIllustrierte Neue Welt (May/June 2010)

Ambassador Douglas Davidson was appointed U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues in April, 2010.

]]>Fifteenth Anniversary of the Austrian National Fundhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2010/8/13/fifteenth-anniversary-of-the-austrian-national-fund.htmlAdministrator2010-08-13T15:12:19ZAustrian Press Agency (05/14/2010)

Commemoration at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.]]>Remarks by Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat on the Occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the Austrian National Fund and the General Settlement Fundhttp://jewishnews.at/jewish-news-from-austria-iss/2010/8/13/remarks-by-ambassador-stuart-e-eizenstat-on-the-occasion-of.htmlAdministrator2010-08-13T15:10:08ZIn 2010, the Austrian National Fund will celebrate its 15th anniversary, under the inspired leadership of Hannah Lessing and with the support of the broad Austrian political leadership. It has been a record of great success, vision and leadership.]]>