No Jews allowed

11May09

Ha’aretz reports: A hotel in the Austrian region of Tyrol that said it does not accept Jewish guests has caused shock in the local media and tourism industry, the daily Tiroler Tageszeitung reported Sunday. A Vienna family of seven had had tried to make a reservation at the Haus Sonnenhof apartment hotel in the village […]

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Tags: anti-semitism, antisemitism, Austria, Haus Sonnenhof, racism, Serfaus, Tyrol

Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen

06Feb09

Karl Pfeifer at Harry’s Place: Innsbruck, the capital of Bundesland (federal province) Tirol, western Austria, with 130,000 inhabitants, has a small Jewish community and a synagogue. According to Innsbruck daily Tiroler Tageszeitung, Esther Frisch has asked for the police to protect the Jewish community, of which she is President, because vandals have during the past […]

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Tags: antisemitism, Austria, Esther Frisch, Innsbruck, Jewish, Tyrol