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In Vienna, updated Freud Museum slips in an exhibition space and Holocaust memorial
By Rich Blaustein
Beset by challenges during the pandemic, the half-century-old institution is seeing new life after expanding its focus and seeking out younger visitors with a massive renovation
Sigmund Freud's visitors' room couch. (Hertha Hurnaus/ Sigmund Freud Privatstiftung)
June 24, 2023, 6:51 am
In Vienna, updated Freud Museum slips in an exhibition space and Holocaust memorial
Beset by challenges during the pandemic, the half-century-old institution is seeing new life after expanding its focus and seeking out younger visitors with a massive renovation
By Rich Blaustein
Politicians of Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPOe) and Greens carry a banner with "Regenbogenparade" (Pride Parade) at Ringstrasse in Vienna, Austria, on June 17, 2023. (Alex HALADA/AFP)
June 18, 2023, 4:04 pm
Austria claims to foil attack by alleged IS sympathizers on Vienna Pride Parade
Three suspects radicalized online nabbed by authorities before Saturday’s festivities, which attracted around 300,000 people
By Kirsten Grieshaber
File: The statue of antisemitic former Vienna mayor Karl Lueger (1844-1910) smeared with black tar paint at Ringstrasse Boulevard in Vienna, Austria, on November 22, 2022. (Alex HALADA/AFP)
June 7, 2023, 4:32 pm
To shift ‘perspective,’ Vienna to tilt statue of antisemitic mayor admired by Hitler
Artist proposing idea hopes bronze of Karl Lueger will look like it’s falling over; Jewish leaders call measure ‘halfhearted,’ press for removal
By Gabe Friedman
From 'Theodor,' the new original Hebrew opera about Theodor Herzl, premiering May 10, 2023 at The Israeli Opera (Courtesy Israeli Opera)
May 6, 2023, 10:32 am
A tale of two Herzls premieres in Tel Aviv in new opera ‘Theodor’
A Hebrew libretto for the ages asks audiences to consider what pushed the Jewish journalist and activist to found the modern Zionist movement
By Jessica Steinberg
A scene from the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's play 'Leopoldstadt,' October 2022. (Courtesy/ Joan Marcus)
October 3, 2022, 10:18 pm
Tom Stoppard’s alt-neu Broadway play ‘Leopoldstadt’ is 140 minutes of shock and awe
Now running in NYC, the show is contemporary but reads like a classic, tracing a Jewish family through the surge and subsequent decimation of 20th-century Austrian Jewry
By Jordan Hoffman
'Leopoldstadt,' which focuses on multiple generations of a Viennese Jewish family, explores how Jews assimilated into Austrian culture. (Joan Marcus via JTA)
October 1, 2022, 2:08 pm
Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt’ tackles Holocaust, intermarriage, Zionism for NY audience
Semi-autobiographical work by acclaimed British playwright begins Broadway run on Sunday; follows generations of a Jewish family to tell story of assimilation and Nazi genocide
By Gabe Friedman
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)
September 26, 2022, 6:33 pm
IAEA, Iran signal no compromise on impasse over undeclared nuclear sites
Speaking at nuclear watchdog’s annual conference, Grossi tells Iran that probe ‘not going to go away’; Tehran accuses Israel of planting evidence
By ToI Staff and AFP
Author Salman Rushdie is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture, August 12, 2022, at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, about 75 miles (120 km) south of Buffalo. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
August 26, 2022, 9:14 pm
Attack on Rushdie mirrors 1925 killing of writer who satirized Vienna antisemitism
Jewish-born Hugo Bettauer, whose ‘The City Without Jews’ became an international best seller, was assassinated after being denounced by Austrian Nazis
By jonathan bate
A group of 27 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University departed to Vienna on March 13 as part of a humanitarian relief mission to provide support for Ukrainian refugees. (Courtesy via JTA)
March 15, 2022, 10:14 am
Yeshiva University students land in Vienna on mission to help Ukrainian refugees
27 undergraduates will provide educational activities for children, sort donations, deliver supplies and coordinate housing
By julia GERGELY
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is seen leaving the Coburg Palais, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on December 3, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP)
March 8, 2022, 6:19 am
Top Iran nuclear negotiator flies home; EU indicates deal awaiting Tehran’s okay
Islamic Republic says trip tied to normal activity, as European foreign affairs czar declares talks over, calling on political leaders to make a decision on restoring JCPOA
By Jon Gambrell
Vienna's Palais Coburg has been used for closed-door nuclear talks with Iran, on February 8, 2022. (Lisa Leutner /AP)
February 15, 2022, 8:51 pm
Israel sends diplomats to sidelines of Vienna nuclear talks, annoying Iran
Envoy meets Russian representative, expected to talk with US envoy; Tehran news site says Israeli presence is ‘a deterrent to progress’
By Tobias Siegal
Barry Rosen, 77, a former US diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held in Iran during 444 days from 1979 to 1981, speaks to AFP journalists outside the Coburg palace in Vienna, Austria, on January 14, 2022. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP)
January 25, 2022, 5:10 am
Nuclear talks spark glimmer of hope for Westerners held by Iran
Former hostages push for fate of Americans, Europeans and others detained by Tehran to be included in deal, but some caution against further complicating talks by linking issues
By Anne BEADE
Firefighters and police cars stand near Schwedenplatz square following a shooting in the center of Vienna on November 2, 2020. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
January 14, 2022, 10:43 pm
Case dropped against Swiss man thought linked to 2020 jihadist attack in Vienna
‘There is no substantiated suspicion that justifies an indictment’ against one of two suspects arrested in connection with killings, officials say
By AFP
Billy Wilder, at center, with Peter Lorre and other Central European refugees in Hollywood, circa mid-1930s. (Courtesy/ Deutsche Kinemathek)
December 25, 2021, 4:12 am
In LA, Austria honors Jews who fled WWII darkness to forge Hollywood’s Golden Age
Together with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and others, the Austrian consulate pays tribute to expat stars with a symposium and 6-week film series running through Jan. 31
By Sharon Rosen Leib
Due to a lockdown, restaurants are closed and seats are blocked off in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2021. (Lisa Leutner/AP)
December 12, 2021, 3:44 pm
Austria ends most lockdown restrictions for vaccinated; tens of thousands protest
While regions across the country open up for inoculated Austrians, those who have not had shots only allowed out for specific reasons
By Agencies
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