Jews in Austria

[Eolas Pellor]

Here's an interesting little news item:

Archaeological sensation in Austria. Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria

I think it's particularly interesting since it was the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss (the Nazi annexation of Austria) two days ago. The Austirans marked the occassion with public apologies to the Jews...

And here there is evidence, in the form of a child's amulet, with the Shema incsribed on it, that the Jews were in Austria before the Germanic people.

What would Hitler have said?

[metis]

Originally Posted by Eolas Pellor

Here's an interesting little news item:

Archaeological sensation in Austria. Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria

I think it's particularly interesting since it was the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss (the Nazi annexation of Austria) two days ago. The Austirans marked the occassion with public apologies to the Jews...

And here there is evidence, in the form of a child's amulet, with the Shema incsribed on it, that the Jews were in Austria before the Germanic people.

What would Hitler have said?

Thanks EP for the post and the link.

[RabbiSandberg]

denied that it was real.

The Jews were in the area of Austria since the time of the Romans, carrying on trade in Northern Europe well before the Visigoths arrived.