Quote of yesterday!

I enjoyed this little gem, found while reading over analysis of various Austrian press in the very early 1950s. An article written by the editor in chief of the Salzburger Nachrichten in April 1951 defends violence used against Jewish demonstrators protesting a film showed at a Salzburg movie house. [The film, “Immortal Sweetheart,” was produced by Veit Harlan, who also produced the infamous “Jued Suess.”]

His article portrayed the Jewish protesters as dupes from the nearby DP camp, controlled by Communist organizers. He said,

“It is not good for the Jewry that they appeared in company of the Communists. Of course the inhabitants of Salzburg must learn to understand that people living in camps are likely to be demoralized. The camps are a calamity, but we Austrians are not responsible.”

Quote of the day

Reading an article about Jewish Vienna, the author describes meeting a Georgian-Jewish shop owner in the 1. District. The man explained that he's active at more than one synagogue in Vienna, and also stated that he had been reluctant to stray from his Orthodox roots, but:

"...just last week, he ventured into a Conservative synagogue. 'And you know what?' he exclaimed, 'I liked sitting next to my wife.'”