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Herzl's grandparents’ remains expected to arrive in Jerusalem for reburial in coming days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog have both confirmed that they will attend the ceremony.

View of the grave of Israeli zionist Theodor Herzl, who was buried on Mt Herzl, in Jerusalem. December 20, 2015.
Hakim Hadid, the owner of Pizzeria Valentino, in Vienna.

'From Palestine to Paris:' Herzl's Vienna home is now a Palestinian-owned pizzeria - interview

Vienna - a winter wonderland

Vienna's museums, Michelin heaven and the meaning of life

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests


X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed

Non-destructive scans released in late June show the Imperial‐Treasury spearhead is a Carolingian weapon later re-branded as the biblical Spear of Destiny.

 X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed.

Former Austrian president’s UN envoy nomination sparks controversy over Israel remarks - analysis

Fischer’s nomination as special envoy was announced amid controversy over his accusations that Israel’s Gaza campaign fuels antisemitism and exploits the Holocaust.

 Heinz Fischer, former president of Austria, speaks during the state commemoration ceremony in memory of former German President Horst Koehler, who died on February 1, 2025, at Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2025.

Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest

Capa's tumultuous and all-too-brief life symbolizes the cosmopolitan and tragic Central European milieu of Budapest Jewry in the 20th century.

Robert Capa

Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism

Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.

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Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.'

 Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle.

Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

'Queen Esther' follows a Jewish orphan's journey from Vienna to Maine to Jerusalem, marking his first work to directly engage with Israeli history through the story of a Holocaust refugee.

 The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016; his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel.

CAM, ELNET rally hundreds of local leaders against 'all-time high' antisemitism

"Jews around the world feeling unsafe in their communities, we felt that those who are most likely to effect change for the better are local leaders,” said the CEO of CAM.

 CAM Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.

Antisemitic attack in Vienna: Hasidic Jew assaulted, shtreimel stolen

The attack comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitism across Europe.

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66-year-old Austrian plumber strikes gold in renovation gig

Beneath a concrete floor the plumber found a rusty box with 30 kilograms of gold, apparently hidden during World War II.

 Vienna’s Penzing district.

Sounds and tastes of Vienna: Austrian Culture Days return to Tel Aviv

The sense of the Viennese zeitgeist is enhanced by the traditional Viennese Café, with apple strudel and other delicacies served to the physically and emotionally hungry patrons.

 SOPRANO MIKA COHEN: Viennese music, in principle, is the basis for most operas.