The Much-Feared Regional War Is Under Way
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September 23, 2024
A Millennium of Jewish Life in Vienna—Punctuated by Expulsions
The first Viennese Jew mentioned by name was murdered by Crusaders.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the Austrian capital was a vibrant center of Jewish cultural life: it was the city of Theodor Herzl, Sigmund Freud, the novelist Joseph Roth, Gustav Mahler, and countless others, who lived alongside numerous Galician Hasidim under the rule of a vocally anti-Semitic mayor. Joshua Marks describes the city’s remaining Jewish landmarks, and the early history of its Jewish community:
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