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


Sexuality, nudity and Judaism: Vienna’s Jewish museum launches a daring new exhibit

The exhibit is bound to create controversy: One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl).

  One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl) in order to display homosexuality.

Herzl’s Plays in Vienna


Iran MPs set conditions for reviving 2015 nuclear deal amid stalled talks

Negotiations have now stalled as Tehran and Washington blame each other for failing to take the necessary political decisions to settle the remaining issues.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran's Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2022.

How does Israel's political instability affect US-Israel relations? - analysis

The Israeli political system is far from being stable for the foreseeable future. How does this change things for the US?

 THE POLITICAL rivalry between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz is an important aspect of these developments.

Combating the darkness of antisemitism by spreading more light - opinion

For most of Jewish history, the Jewish community was focused on protecting themselves – ensuring the survival of the Jewish people. To protect is essential, but our mission is to project.

PRESIDENT OF the Austrian parliament Wolfgang Sobotka forged his own path as a fighter against antisemitism and bigotry.

Visiting Vienna and the very best of France

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 30

 People sit in a public garden amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as Austria's government imposes a lockdown on people who are not fully vaccinated, in Vienna, Austria November 14, 2021.

'Nuclear agreement with Iran is very close' - EU Foreign Minister

Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, says the agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear status is very close to signature in Doha forum.

Josep Borrell speaks at a news conference on the Russian military operation against Ukraine, at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday

Iran is on its way to a nuclear bomb and Israel is silent - opinion

Should our leaders not be warning the people of what is coming? Why the silence? Why the seeming indifference?

 AN IRANIAN cleric walks past an anti-US mural on a wall of the former American Embassy in Tehran this week.

Yeshiva U students land in Vienna to help Ukrainian refugees

The school reported that 124 students applied to participate in the mission within 24 hours of it being announced.

 A group of 27 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University departed to Vienna Sunday night as part of a humanitarian relief mission to provide support for Ukrainian refugees.

Giving nukes to Iran will be the greatest error of the 21st century - opinion

The nuclear deal is close to being signed in Vienna.

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech in Tehran earlier this month.