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Rare 15th-century prayer book looted by Nazis expected to fetch millions at auction

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:13:39 +0000

Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed five years before community's destruction, going under hammer after being returned to heirs in 2023; expected to sell for $5-7 million

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Pro-Hamas sentiment shocks European Jews, rekindling fears about their future

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:08:09 +0000

The disgust felt by millions toward the terrorist group's barbarity is overshadowed by angry street protests against Israel and soaring antisemitism

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Tom Stoppard’s alt-neu Broadway play ‘Leopoldstadt’ is 140 minutes of shock and awe

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:18:15 +0000

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

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Nearly 1,000 antisemitic incidents in Austria in 2021, Jewish community group says

Sat, 14 May 2022 08:43:26 +0000

Jewish Community of Vienna records 65% increase in incidents; vast majority were 'abusive behavior' in person or online, with largest proportion of perpetrators from far-right

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