Antisemitism in Austria
82 media-documented antisemitic events in Austria (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Austria
Several bodies count this country — a community monitor, the police, EU-wide reporting. They measure different things on different definitions; the bars share a scale but are not rival estimates of one number.
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- -12 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Media-documented events
- Vienna, AustriaAuto-collected from news
Jewish Austrian Artist Assaulted in Central Vienna as Antisemitic Tensions Escalate
Source: Algemeiner ↗ - Vienna, AustriaAuto-collected from news
Jewish-Austrian artist Alon Yishai assaulted during Vienna protest incident
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Israelnationalnews.com ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
12-year-old Jewish boy beaten on way home from school in Vienna
Source: Algemeiner ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
Uber driver abuses and ejects Jewish family in Vienna
Source: Algemeiner ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
An Israeli flag commemorating the hostages taken on 7 October and hung outside a synagogue was torn down and burned by two women who also broke the flagpole.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
Hasidic man assaulted in Vienna, shtreimel stolen by suspected neo-Nazis
Source: The Jerusalem Post ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Hasidic Jewish man had his Shtreimel knocked off his head while walking on the street on the Sabbath by five people who ran off with the headgear. Early that day, the perpetrators had participated in a right-wing protest.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A memorial plaque for the founder of the Zionist movement was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. This was one in a series of similar incidents to occur in the area at the time.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A public staircase named after the founder of the Zionist movement was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti at night. This was one in a series of similar incidents targeting the staircase.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A woman was repeatedly hit and subjected to anti-Semitic insults by a man in a tram due to her perceived Jewish identity.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Staff members of a Jewish organization were threatened when the organization received a letter containing an unknown liquid.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A bench in a park was vandalized with swastika and anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man received anti-Semitic death threats on social media, including references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Three visibly Jewish teenagers were pushed to the ground by two older teenagers on the street due to their Jewish identity. The attackers shouted a slogan related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A public space was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A public space was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A teacher and several 12-year-old children, some of whom were wearing Jewish clothing, were subjected to threatening behaviour by a man shouting anti-Semitic insults as they returned from a school trip on the metro.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A research centre was targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti during the night.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A utility box in a park was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish couple were subjected to threatening behaviour by a woman on the metro who shouted anti-Semitic comments related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Two politicians were targeted at a conference on anti-Semitism by an anti-Israel protester who attempted to throw red paint on them.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish man and his 7 and 10-year-old sons were threatened with violence and subjected to anti-Semitic insults on their way home from prayer by a group of teenagers.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A flag with a Star of David on a religious campus was torn down, spat on, and stamped on by two unidentified people.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A student from a Jewish educational institution was subjected to threatening and harassing behaviour by an older man who followed her and repeatedly asked her whether she was Jewish.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A wall near a bridge was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
Shoah Wall of Names memorial in Vienna 'closed off' by unknown persons
Source: ORF Wien ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man - visibly identifiable as Jewish due to his clothing - was threatened and subjected to anti-Semitic insults by a man in the street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Staff members of a Jewish community organization received numerous anti-Semitic death threats in a series of phone calls.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Several Jewish schoolboys wearing kippahs were threatened with death by a group of three girls on a tram, who also shouted slogans in relation to the situation in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Vienna, AustriaAuto-collected from news
Act of vandalism in Vienna : part of the Jewish cemetery burned , drawn and swastikas
Source: slobodenpecat.mk ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
Arson and swastikas at Jewish section of Vienna's Central Cemetery
Source: ORF Wien ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A woman - visibly identifiable as Jewish due to her clothing - was hit in the stomach by a male passerby while on her way to work.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Vienna, AustriaCurated entry
Judenplatz Holocaust memorial in Vienna defaced with Nazi symbols
Source: MeinBezirk ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Three visibly Jewish boys and a girl were surrounded, punched in the face, and subjected to anti-Semitic and homophobic insults and threats by 12 people who had followed the victims in their cars.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man was hit on the back of the head and had his kippah knocked off while participating in an LGBTI-pride event. Other Jewish participants at the event were subjected to anti-Semitic insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Members of the Jewish community were threatened when anti-Semitic bomb threats were sent to courts and schools by members of a hate group. The messages contained anti-Semitic conspiracy theories connected to the military attack on Ukraine.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man was beaten over the head, pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults by a group of around 35 men on public transport after a football match.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Austrian neo - Nazi rapper with songs tied to Halle synagogue attack jailed
Source: timesofisrael.com ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man was punched in the face while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Online gamers were threatened with death in messages containing anti-Semitic insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish memorial and art installation was vandalized soon after being unveiled. The door of the installation was broken, while other parts were damaged and thrown to the ground.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
The nameplate on a doctor's surgery was vandalized with anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi inscriptions.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
The wall of a block of council flats was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A notice board in a pub was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
An electricity box was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
The entrance to a former Nazi concentration camp was vandalized with neo-Nazi graffiti, including swastikas.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man was punched, kicked and threatened with a knife by a man in the street at night after the perpetrator spotted an Israeli flag on the victim's phone.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A woman, who was reading a book about the Jewish people on the metro, was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and had her hair pulled by a group of men.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cultural centre was vandalized. A similar incident occurred in the area on the same day.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish school was vandalized. A similar incident occurred in the area on the same day.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A fence surrounding an outdoor museum exhibition was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti linking Jewish people to the COVID-19 pandemic and referencing the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Walls in a park were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti and messages approving of recent terrorist attacks that had involved violence outside a synagogue and threatening further attacks at Christmas.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man, visibly identifiable as Jewish due to his clothing, was subjected to anti-Semitic remarks, threatened with death on a tram, had his kippah knocked off and was chased through the city by a woman with a large knife after getting off the tram.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
An owner of a kosher restaurant was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened in his restaurant by a man wielding a steak knife.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A woman singing the Israeli national anthem while jogging was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and hit in the face by a man. The victim sustained injuries.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish community leader was attacked by a Syrian man armed with a baseball bat. The victim managed to get into his car, but the offender then hit the vehicle with the bat. The attack occurred after the victim had seen the perpetrator throwing stones into the courtyard of a synagogue. The same synagogue was targeted in an anti-Semitic attack a few days before the incident.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Windows of the offices of an LGBTI rights organization, a synagogue, and a brothel were broken by the same male perpetrator who later confessed that he acted out of hatred towards gays, Jews, and women accepting money for sex.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
An LGBTI rights organization's facilities and a brothel were vandalized by a Syrian man, who also vandalized walls and a Catholic church with anti-Christian graffiti and symbols. The perpetrator attacked a synagogue and its president a few days later.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. The same synagogue and its president were targeted in an anti-Semitic attack later that week by the same perpetrator.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish teenage boy wearing a kippah was subjected to anti-Semitic remarks and spat at in a tram.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
The windows of a synagogue were broken and one of the buildings of the Jewish community centre was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti. The same male perpetrator also committed other attacks on Jewish persons, as well as on a church and an LGBTI centre over the course of a few days.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A male Jewish community president was attacked by a man wielding a wooden stick next to a synagogue. The victim hid in his car, which the perpetrator damaged with the stick. The same perpetrator had vandalized several Jewish facilities, a church, and an LGBTI center in the days preceding the incident.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A man visibly recognizable as Jewish was subjected to anti-Semitic insults, chased, and threatened with death by two men wielding a bar stool, in the middle of the night on a street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish teenage boy wearing a ring with a Star of David was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and repeatedly punched in his face by two teenagers on school premises. The victim sustained several facial injuries.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man wearing a kippah was subjected to anti-Semitic insults, punched in the face, hit on the arm, and had his glasses destroyed by a man at the parking lot next to a synagogue.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A teenage boy was physically attacked for wearing a ring bearing a Star of David symbol.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A building of a high school was vandalized with anti-Semitic and anti-American graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A woman wearing a necklace displaying a Star of David was subjected to anti-Semitic remarks and was threatened with being slapped by a man.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
Two Jewish teenage boys wearing kippas were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and death threats in a metro station.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man walking from synagogue on Yom Kippur with his family, including two small children, was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and punched in the face by a driver. The victim sustained a broken nose.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish teenage boy wearing a kippa was kicked and subjected to insults on the tram.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A building at a Jewish cemetery was damaged when its windows were broken. The property had been targeted in a similar incident two years previously.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Muslim couple was subjected to anti-Muslim insults and anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic death threats by a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi on the metro.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A remembrance installation portraying Holocaust survivors was repeatedly vandalized with swastika and anti-Semitic graffiti and was later torn up.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man wearing a kippa was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatening behaviour while walking with his wife and child during Sabbath.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A two-year-old child, visibly identifiable as Jewish, was pushed from behind and subjected to anti-Semitic insults while riding the metro with their mother and sibling.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
A stolperstein stone commemorating a Holocaust victim was vandalized and damaged.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - AustriaAuto-collected from news
The home of a Jewish family was vandalized with swastika graffiti and the mezuzah was removed from the front door during a house party.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1