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Descendants of the second generation visit Vienna

3. July 2018

In the last week of April, the Jewish Welcome Service (JWS) hosted around 40 Jews with Austrian roots in Vienna. An extensive program was arranged for the visitors from the USA, Israel and the UK, most of whom were descendants of the second generation.

Reception given by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and his wife, Doris Schmidauer
Reception given by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and his wife, Doris Schmidauer, from left: IKG President Oskar Deutsch, Chief Cantor Shmuel Barzilai, Secretary General Hannah M. Lessing, Wien Holding Director Sigrid Oblak, Secretary General Susanne Trauneck, ESRA MD Peter Schwarz (c) Carina Karlovits/HBF

The guests were received in the Hofburg imperial palace and in Vienna City Hall by hosts including Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. Also among the visitors was Alice Malcolm from Glasgow. Born in Vienna in 1924, she was visiting the city of her childhood and youth for the first time since her expulsion.

“This memorial year,” says Mailath-Pokorny, “reminds us of the responsibility we have for our history and also calls on us to carry out research, education and mediation work. This all the more relevant given the background of anti-Semitic and racist tones that are creeping back into the socio-political discourse and played down as one-off cases or misunderstandings.”

The activities of the Jewish Welcome Service are financed by the City of Vienna with the support of the Republic of Austria. Wien Holding also started supporting the Jewish Welcome Service in 2018.

Reception by Councilman Peter Florianschütz at Vienna City Hall
Reception by Councilman Peter Florianschütz at Vienna City Hall: with JWS guest Ron Brawer, Hannah M. Lessing, Susanne Trauneck (c) W. Schaub-Walzer/PID

Reports & photos on the group’s stay

  • APA-OTS (in German)
  • Die Presse(in German)
  • 24 Stunden Wien (with video, in German)
  • Jewish Philanthropy
  • Facebook album
  • Report on the website of the Office of the President of Austria (in German)

 

Reception in Vienna City Hall
Reception in Vienna City Hall Photo: W. Schaub-Walzer/PID
Reception in Vienna City Hall
Reception in Vienna City Hall Photo: W. Schaub-Walzer/PID

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