November pogroms - commemoration with march and wreath-laying

2023-11-09 09:50:00

The memory of the violent attacks on Jews on the night of November 10, 1938 also shaped the rest of the day: at 5 p.m. there will be a memorial event in Parliament, followed by the “Light of Hope” memorial march on Heldenplatz.

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During the November pogroms 85 years ago, synagogues in Austria were set on fire, Jewish shops were looted and Jews were mistreated. The government leadership, represented by Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens), also remembered this at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Shoah Name Wall Memorial in Ostarrichipark in Vienna-Alsergrund.

Wreath laying: nachrichten.at reports via live stream from 11 a.m

Memorial service in the evening

National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) and the President of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, will not only be present at the wreath-laying ceremony, but also at the memorial service in Parliament in the evening.

Commemoration: nachrichten.at reports via live stream from 5 p.m

The 95-year-old Shoah survivor Benno Kern will speak there as a contemporary witness. The President of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, also has his say via a video greeting. Through virtual reconstructions, participants can also get an idea of the destroyed synagogues in Austria.

“Light of hope”

A “light of hope” will later shine at a memorial march by the Jewish youth of the IKG Vienna. “Light of Hope” starts at 7 p.m. at Heldenplatz and then moves to Ballhausplatz. After all, remembering the November pogroms and standing up against anti-Semitism and hatred after the attack on Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas is more necessary than ever, as an announcement says.