https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A descendent of the Austrian branch of the prominent Rothschild family has claimed an early victory in his court battle over a medical trust set up by his ancestors, seized by the Nazis, and now run by the City of Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20201114/rothschild-descendant-makes-early-win-in-legal-battle-with-vienna Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:23:23 +0100 rothschild-descendant-makes-early-win-in-legal-battle-with-vienna A member of the Rothschild family is suing the city of Vienna, accusing it of "perpetuating" Nazi laws by plundering the Jewish banking family's foundation, media reports said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.at/20200125/rothschild-heir-accuses-vienna-of-perpetuating-nazi-laws-reports Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:29:36 +0100 rothschild-heir-accuses-vienna-of-perpetuating-nazi-laws-reports A group of Bosnian football fans visiting Vienna joined a Palestinian protest, which degenerated into anti-Semitic slogans on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150405/bosnian-fans-chant-anti-semitic-slogans Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:48:00 +0200 bosnian-fans-chant-anti-semitic-slogans A new museum dedicated to the life and work of Austrian holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl is opening in Vienna on Thursday March 26th. https://www.thelocal.at/20150325/viktor-frankl-museum-to-open-in-vienna Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:45:35 +0100 viktor-frankl-museum-to-open-in-vienna Alfred Hrdlicka's controversial Monument Against War and Fascism, located on Vienna's Albertinaplatz, is a reminder of a dark period in Austria's history - although critics feel it fails to present a complete picture of how the Jews were treated. Now an installation by a Jewish filmmaker takes a new perspective. https://www.thelocal.at/20150311/missing-image-added-to-war-sculpture Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:41:13 +0100 missing-image-added-to-war-sculpture Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, ageing survivors and dignitaries are gathering at the site synonymous with the Holocaust to honour the victims. https://www.thelocal.at/20150127/survivors-mark-auschwitz-anniversary Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:43:00 +0100 survivors-mark-auschwitz-anniversary Daphna Amit (a translator) and her brother Dan Arnold (a tour guide) grew up speaking German in Binyamina, Israel. Their grandmother was Paula Arnold, an essayist, journalist and translator from Vienna, born in 1885. https://www.thelocal.at/20141127/holocaust-survivors-grandchildren-return-to-vienna Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:32:00 +0100 holocaust-survivors-grandchildren-return-to-vienna Austria’s national railway company ÖBB has held an exhibition at the European Parliament which looks at a dark chapter in its past - the firm’s complicity in the Holocaust. https://www.thelocal.at/20141110/austrian-railways-exhibition-about-holocaust-complicity Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:10:00 +0100 austrian-railways-exhibition-about-holocaust-complicity Exactly 75 years after the death of Sigmund Freud, the Vienna museum dedicated to his life and work will present the only surviving audio recording of the founder of psychoanalysis. https://www.thelocal.at/20140917/freuds-voice-to-be-heard-again-in-vienna Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:06:39 +0200 freuds-voice-to-be-heard-again-in-vienna The organiser of the Muslim Jewish Conference, held in Vienna this year, says that he believes the gathering of young people from around the world has helped break down stereotypes and that every participant has been changed by their experience. https://www.thelocal.at/20140813/the-grassroots-group-uniting-muslims-and-jews Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:08:00 +0200 the-grassroots-group-uniting-muslims-and-jews