Vacations in Vienna, Austria: discover the Jewish Vienna
The moving history of Jewish Vienna
Jewish Museum in Vienna
The city of Vienna undertakes numerous efforts to bring Jewish Vienna to people's attention. The history of the city is closely connected to the past of the Jews of Vienna. Discover the moving past of the Austrian Jews during your vacation in Vienna, Austria.
Vienna is known as an important European metropolis these days - not least due to the many Jewish notables who used to live and work in Vienna as artists, bankers or traders. The reign of the Nazis in Austria nearly wiped out the Jewish community in Vienna. Two-thirds of the Jewish inhabitants were deported from the city and 65,000 Austrian Jews were killed in concentration camps. The people of Vienna know about the tragic and atrocious events of the past and are actively partaking in work to memorialise and research the stories of that time. The tragic side of the Jewish past in Vienna is not kept a secret. The Viennese are open with their history, which is confirmed by many memorials and institutions dealing with the matter. Visit the Jewish Museum in Vienna and discover the Jewish Cemetery during your vacation in Vienna, Austria. Discover the Jewish past and acknowledge the history - but also learn more about the small, self-confident Jewish community of today's Vienna! More information regarding the Jewish Vienna of both 'the past and present' is found on the website of the Jewish Museum in Vienna: www.jmw.at Learn more about the past of the Jews in Vienna and today's Jewish community in Vienna during your vacation in Vienna, Austria. If you still need a room for your stay: best book your room at one of the five centrally located Schick Hotels Vienna online now.Discover the Jewish Vienna of today during your vacation in Vienna, Austria
Overcoming historic events, never forgetting the past - Jewish Vienna
