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Protests Erupt in Vienna Against Antisemitic Symposium

11/12/2025

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Protest Against Antisemitism

Dozens protested in Vienna against the Dinghofer Symposium hosted by Walter Rosenkranz, labeled antisemitic by critics.
About 200 demonstrators gathered, bearing signs like "No place for antisemitism."
Lia Guttmann, co-president of the Austrian Union of Jewish Students, said Franz Dinghofer was a self-confessed antisemite and Nazi party member.
The event drew condemnation from Austria's Jewish community and major political parties, including the ruling coalition, amid the Kristallnacht anniversary.

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Protest Against Antisemitism

Dozens protested in Vienna against the Dinghofer Symposium hosted by Walter Rosenkranz, labeled antisemitic by critics.
About 200 demonstrators gathered, bearing signs like "No place for antisemitism."
Lia Guttmann, co-president of the Austrian Union of Jewish Students, said Franz Dinghofer was a self-confessed antisemite and Nazi party member.
The event drew condemnation from Austria's Jewish community and major political parties, including the ruling coalition, amid the Kristallnacht anniversary.

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