Vienna

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting

Artist Gottfried Helnwein donated the painting to IKG.Kultur, the cultural arm of Vienna’s Jewish community, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Vienna City Temple.

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.
AUSTRIAN DEFENDENT Beran A, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack on US singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom during the last day of his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026.

Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15 years in prison

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism

Russia’s Jewish community marks 81 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender in World War II, May 2026.

Jewish communities worldwide mark Liberation and Rescue Day amid rising antisemitism


'Grieving concerts and not lives': Taylor Swift responds to Vienna concert cancelation

Taylor Swift expressed guilt over her Vienna shows due to terror threats and potential harm to her fans, praising authorities and fan unity while prioritizing safety.

Taylor Swift's performance in Hamburg, Germany, 24-July-2024

Austria finds chemicals in house of suspected Taylor Swift concert attack plotter

A 19-year-old suspect linked to ISIS planned an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Austria using chemicals and bombs.

Taylor Swift's performance in Hamburg, Germany, 24-July-2024

Taylor Swift Vienna concerts canceled due to planned attack, organizer says

Taylor Swift's Vienna shows are canceled after a terror plot was uncovered. All tickets will be refunded.

 TAYLOR SWIFT performs during her Eras Tour in Europe.8

Schnitzler's 'La Ronde' is a work of beautiful decadence

Directed by Rakefet Binyamin, Schnitzler’s most performed work now gets a new life at Beit Zvi.

 ‘LA RONDE’ at Beit Zvi.

Blinken and Herzl: Tough choices in Vienna 130 years apart - opinion

2024, another Shabbat in Munich, another arrival; and again, the Jewish nation was asked to make a “tough choice.”

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Holocaust memorial stones splattered with paint in Vienna

The Vienna Police said on social media to the Austrian Union of Jewish Students that the appropriate authorities had been notified of the incident.

A Holocaust memorial commemorating the murder of some 900 Jews in Golovanevsk, Ukraine was vandalized on Tuesday.

Russia allegedly considering withdrawal from Interpol

Despite continuing contributions to the Interpol budget, the nation would lose its fundamental right as a member country.

Interpol [file]

Fragments of Beethoven’s skull returned to Austrian university

In 1863, Kaufmann’s great uncle, Franz Romeo Seligmann, had been a Viennese physician, medical historian and anthropologist who was among those involved in the 863 reburial of Beethoven's body.

A portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven

The Rabbi and the Community – contemporary challenges - Opinion

What are the challenges that a rabbi facestoday?

 Rabbi Jaron Engelmayer

Vienna to tilt statue of antisemitic mayor 3.5 degrees to the right to shift ‘perspective’

Karl Lueger served as mayor of Vienna for 13 years until his death in 1910. He was known for antisemitic rhetoric that is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler.

 The monument of Karl Lueger in downtown Vienna