Sonntag, 19. April 2009
History4peacePreparation of the Austrian group
Why should we be interested in Israel and Palestine?
peacecamp, 12:07h
Why should we be interested in Israel and Palestine?
Austria was renown as the center of the Jewish culture and Vienna was sometimes called „Jerusalem of the North“. We had world famous writers, composers, artists, actors, politicians of Jewish roots. The most important names are: Sigmund Freud, Arthur Schnitzler, Theodor Herzl, Gustav Mahler, Gustav Klimt, Berta Zuckerkandl, Hugo von Hofmannsthal etc.
However, throughout the centuries, the Jewish population of Austria was persecuted by the anti-semitic Christian majority, and this persecution reached apocalyptic proportions during the Nazi regime. 65.000 Viennese Jews were murdered in concentration camps with many more throughout Austria.
The sufferings that the Jewish people experienced during the Shoa further exacerbated their centuries old desire to have their own Homeland where they would feel at home and could live as Jews.
Therefore, this centuries old anti-semitism continues to haunt modern Austrian society and cause this blame game in its relations with Israel.
Finally, we have weak spots in Europe but they don’t threaten the world peace. The hot spots are the Islamic fanatics.
Gerlinde Farkas
Austria was renown as the center of the Jewish culture and Vienna was sometimes called „Jerusalem of the North“. We had world famous writers, composers, artists, actors, politicians of Jewish roots. The most important names are: Sigmund Freud, Arthur Schnitzler, Theodor Herzl, Gustav Mahler, Gustav Klimt, Berta Zuckerkandl, Hugo von Hofmannsthal etc.
However, throughout the centuries, the Jewish population of Austria was persecuted by the anti-semitic Christian majority, and this persecution reached apocalyptic proportions during the Nazi regime. 65.000 Viennese Jews were murdered in concentration camps with many more throughout Austria.
The sufferings that the Jewish people experienced during the Shoa further exacerbated their centuries old desire to have their own Homeland where they would feel at home and could live as Jews.
Therefore, this centuries old anti-semitism continues to haunt modern Austrian society and cause this blame game in its relations with Israel.
Finally, we have weak spots in Europe but they don’t threaten the world peace. The hot spots are the Islamic fanatics.
Gerlinde Farkas
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