10th VO - 26 May 2009 - Doron Rabinovici 
Doron Rabinovici was the tenth meeting's host country.
Family origin Rabinovicis Father, a native of Romania, but lived in Vienna, fled during the Nazi era (with a certificate, so legally) from Austria to Palestine, the mother who was born in Paris but had Lithuanian roots, returned to Vilna (the Both knew each other did not then, yes Doron was born in 1961).
Lithuania, and with it the capital of Vilna, which had a large Jewish population and a center of Yiddish culture in the East, but was conquered during the war by the Nazis, the Jewish population was a major part of their lives. Not so, however Rabinovicis mother. She escaped her death several times incredibly lucky. At first she refused, on a march, which obviously led to his death to take part. She stayed back along with three other women and should have been shot. But the soldier who would do this to was alone and did not execute the command. This was done apparently already in the final moments before the Soviet invasion, as the soldier and the three women in the liberation were still together. When the Soviets saw his German uniform, he was shot and killed instantly, the women escaped. Now her life was again threatened with death - stranded somewhere in Poland, which now threatened them starve because they refused to help her village populations. Just Soviet soldiers noticed her suffering and forced the villagers by threatening to take care of the women - otherwise something would have happened if the soldiers happen the next time the village and the women were no longer alive - as told Doron Rabinovici.
early 50s Doron's mother finally learned emigrated to Israel, where she met her then future husband and father should have Doron.
immigration or return to Austria 1961 Doron Rabinovici arrived in Tel Aviv to the world. Three years later, the young family decided to leave Israel - but only "temporary." was obviously for the (temporary) emigration only a German speaking country question, because as the mother Germany as a (former) "Nazi state" out of the question was, was the second choice on Austria, which is, like Austria itself even more as victims of National Socialism than as an accomplice.
The relocation to Vienna after 1964, Murer process was provided in the Rabinovicis mother as a witness.
Franz Murer was an Austrian Nazi and war criminal who was known as the "Butcher of Vilna," he Beseititung for the Jewish population Vilnas, the hometown Doron's mother's family, was responsible. Murer lived after him, the Soviet Union, where he was sentenced to forced labor, was extradited to Austria, in Styria, where he quickly than ÖVP politicians at the district level, a new career. In 1962 there was an effort to Simon Wiesenthal finally has a process in Austria to Muresan, who surrendered the whole of the national justice system to ridicule. The whole family Murer ridiculed in court to victims and witnesses, tolerated and supported by the court that the credibility of the witnesses questioned in that has the immediate moment Murer someone killed at close range with head shot, the witness's eyes closed briefly - It was course to an acquittal, as in almost all trials of war criminals in Austria after 1947. The Murer process so Rabinovici has him on descriptions of his mother
"clearly marked" .
The real reason for the "temporary" emigration to Austria, however, the Import-/Export-Geschäft the father was - Vienna seemed to be ideal, and in unglobalisierten hours without Internet, cell phones and free trade, as it enabled the EU later were personal contacts for trade, which was complicated by the Iron Curtain and the east-west boundaries, essential prerequisites for a successful Entrepreneurship in the import and export business. These conditions brought Rabinocivi father, and business was good. So good that you said after two years, they remain still for a while, so the boy can still complete his graduation. A return was provided as before, because the view that one can not as a Jew living in Austria, was also represented at the Rabinovicis. The time was flying by in, and the family gradually struck roots in Austria.
youth and politicization home was much talk about politics and Israel. Sun Rabinovici was politicized early. He was a member of Hashomer Hatzair
, The Zionist-socialist youth movement, which was then a
"incredibly artistic place" - there you have drawn a lot, a lot of writing. Politically Shomer saw before, that the class struggle for Jews only in a separate Jewish state was possible and worth pursuing, as in other non-Jewish societies, the working class was anti-Semitic and a confederacy therefore not possible. This was true for Austria after 1945 also unique. In the 70s, Rabinovicis youth, it was not possible for Jews left to be part of the left scene in Austria. And in the 80s, during a demonstration against the extreme right
Norbert Burger were the Shomerniks, who joined with an Israeli-Zionist flag at the demonstration, personally
Josef Cap (then leader of the Socialist Youth) was asked to take away the flag. When some of the members, however, refused and wanted to at least the rear end of the demo campaign going with the flag, was the bearer of the flag on the way there, as he passed by the Maoists, ripped the banner from his hand, hit him on the back and then torn. For many on the left was then, as some certainly even today, that Zionism is racism, because the consequences, the Zionism for Palestinians. So far the comments Rabinovicis about that time, which He even added that the Shomer was even then stood up for rights for the Palestinians and advocated a two-state solution.
addition was addressed by Governor Rabinovici man on Zionism, as it looked because of Zionism in Israel. It was followed by a version of how the Zionist Right in Israel grew in strength, and what distinguishes them from other directions Zionist. About that right Zionists call themselves "revisionists" and that they especially after 1967, following the 6-Day War, would have gained in popularity. Which I would like to respond but, as this has to do with either Rabinovici even with Austria, most used this information in defining the right Zionisus of that Zionism of the left Shomer.
The Jewish Community Vienna was brief talk about - but about us Ariel Muzicant been informed in detail about the move away from party politics in the 80s through to a pragmatic policy. Rabinovivici also said that the right Zionist camp in Vienna "embourgeoisified" and less radically than it used to be, and that the ICG policy had become altogether less ideological than pragmatic.
important forest home for the Jewish identity in Austria Although the family had been so long already for many years in Vienna, as originally planned, Doron Rabinovici also took the view of his parents that they would sooner or later return to Israel. The atmosphere in Austria was so still that one, that is to document the Nazi past and refused to continue as a stylized
"Hitler's first victim" . Anti-Semitism, just as to report Rabinovici knew socially acceptable even among the left. All things considered, no simple framework in order to identify as a Jew with Austria. But then, Rabinovici,
"something very strange happened" : The Waldheim affair covered the entire Austrian society: suddenly was discussed: Was Austria really the first victim? 1938 was really all for the "connection"? Austria with complicity in Nazism or the Holocaust? What is the situation today with the anti-Semitism in this country?
The first was in 1965 at the Vienna University of Economics and the controversy surrounding Professor Taras
Borodajkewycz , caused by the openly anti-Semitic teaching for attention. The Ministry of Education refused to investigate these allegations or to dismiss Borodajkewycz even so it came to demonstrations, during which the anti-fascist
Ernst Kirchweger by a member of the ring Libertarian student was killed. This violent Death, which is the first political casualties of the Second Republic caused a stir in Austrian society and caused rethinking and sensitization of the population.
In other countries, it explored in this era of increasing the critical confrontation with the Nazi past: The role of the Resistance and the Vichy regime in France, the responsibility of Switzerland, with its restrictive visa policies and the questionable transactions of the banks - and in Austria that was the Waldheim's role as a member of an SS cavalry division in the Balkans to the occasion, public employment and work-up with the Austrian Nazi past to force. confess Everyone had to color: Is it for or against Waldheim? Why? Why not? - Were elections, the affair and the political campaigns, including the standing for election revolved around the issue. The People's Party decided not to give in, and billboard with "Vengeance". The Kronen Zeitung, never at a loss for political influence, launched also a campaign to support forest home and argued as Waldheim, that was all a conspiracy of
World Jewish Congress (WJC) (pointing to the role of the Crown in the choice Waldheim Rabinovici only way, even to date, because the two Dichand Pröll wants as Chancellor and President, has some standard editor Föderl-Schmid up earlier influences of the Crown:
"Without Dichand support Kurt Waldheimt would be (now even more so ') is not President now, and had Jorg Haider not exert this action in Austria" comment v. A . Föderl-Schmid, Der Standard, Sat / Sun, 20-21. June 2009, p. 36)
There were formed protest groups, and so far left groups acting separately, had already protested against Murer found by the common "enemies" closer together. Waldheim's statement, "I have only done my duty" - a statement that, so Rabinovici unnoticed, until recently taken place had "- caused a sudden stir
And in the wake of all these changes, the breaking of crusts, also found Rabinovici his place in the Austrian society.
! Kurt Waldheim made me the Austrians" aftermath of the Waldheim affair The consequences of the Waldheim affair were not only positive, as might be expected given the awareness and serious efforts to overcome the past and education. This ambiguity has also been of various other participants represented in this discussion series. This was also Rabinovici that this great Conflict between left and right around Waldheim ultimately the rise of a Jörg Haider had promoted the Freedom Party was more radical. Thinking About
Kreisky at the election battle between Bruno Kreisky and Josef Klaus, is a Rabinovici that Klaus
with "a real Austrians" billboard, insinuierend, Kreisky was not a "true Austrians". Judaism, and the response of anti-Semitic ideas in the minds of the Austrians played in this election so very assertive. That Kreisky won, even though the ÖVP it indirectly so as "faux Austrian" defamed and anti-Semitism in Austria, as is often occupied, then (and presumably, perhaps to a lesser extent even today) was "recognized" socially acceptable and socially, the country man brought to the question Rabinovici, then why Kreisky in his opinion "as a Jew" could still be elected. Rabinovici: "He was an outstanding, wonderful foreign minister", a "very good social-democratic politicians". Even anti-Semites could choose Kreisky, he acted as anti-Semitic. He transported apparently so Rabinovici, also the idea that Austria was that the first victims of Nazi Germany, which he, in connection with awareness in the population that he is a Jew, next leap in the (anti-Semitic) Recipients produced: "He ought to know" (considered as an Austrian Jew and Austria as the first victim of Nazi Germany).
following further examples of Kreisky's handling of his Jewish identity brought Rabinovici:
- In a meeting with Israelis (I do not know exactly what a meeting it, probably with government officials, ambassadors, etc.) should Kreisky at the beginning " 'have:
"first made clear that this is clear, I am not a Jew, saw ethnic Jews are not a people" (probably not literally, in spirit).. A German Social Democratic politician said to have replied (again in spirit, as it has played Rabinovici):
"Ok, I am aware that Jews are a people - but if I am asked who is the largest Jewish politician, I say Kreisky" The wanted Kreisky disagree, of course not, and so reacted as it was evident in many situations on many occasions Kreisky's way with a joke
(see Erich Lessing, of Kreisky personally knew him as "very good joke teller" hereinafter) . This joke, I could not write down word for word, and he will not develop here writing secure the same effect as if it had told Kreisky or Rabinovici, who played this joke yes , has told, but the spirit of it is to be here, of course mentioned yet:
- An Orthodox Jew from the Leopold city, with caftan and a full beard is, in 1938 while crossing the Urania Bridge stopped by a policeman: "Go's da better ned over, because be badgered g'rad Jews. " Then, the Orthodox Jew: "Thank you sir, but I'll give derkennen to me ned"
(Who knows the joke and can reproduce it correctly, is welcome to leave a comment, I will not eventually Salcia countryman's footsteps move, which saw itself as the preserver of Jewish humor and wit, but in their books, so Torberg, the violently outrage and completely trashing their books, the jokes misleading such that it neither as a "typically Jewish" could be perceived as funny.) But back to Kreisky's domestic policy. Why Kreisky formed a coalition with the Freedom Party in general? The obvious and correct course to avoid the eternal proportional-egg dance with the ÖVP, and avoided the ongoing power struggle between the two major parties with a taboo, namely a coalition with the FPÖ, which had ruled previously appeared as a government partner by both parties categorically. The Freedom Party was the Kreisky ago but only on condition that an election reform takes place, which Kreisky also realized. SPÖ and ÖVP-FPÖ were now working against "successions" in the country.
Then followed another large coalition Cabinet Vranitzky ended the coalition Cabinet with the FPÖ. The acquisition was by Wolfgang Schüssel of the ÖVP, so Rabinovici, evident that the Austrian People's Party wants to take revenge on the then taboo of the Social Democratic Party, say that the Austrian People's Party to cooperate with the Freedom Party holds open. It was therefore 1999/2000 as it had to: the People's Party forms a coalition with the FPÖ.
Why then 2000 as an outrage against the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition with? "2000's it different," says Rabinovici. The Freedom Party under Jörg Haider was more right than it was under Peter. Haider, Sun Rabinovici, a union of the people was:
1) "aggression against parliamentary values" against the Constitutional Court against ICG, etc.
2) relativization of the past, "Aggression of Remembrance"
3) racism
bowl just by integrating the Freedom Party into the government to defuse this. This worked but only briefly, but left long-term damage and in the next election, the FPÖ again reached almost the same results as in the 1999 elections - now, together with the BZÖ, even more.
pitfalls of the Prohibition Act Again, the Kronen Zeitung. As Rabinovici once a conversation (interview?), by Helmut Zilk, who the JWC is to have referred to as "hostage-takers in Austria," Rabinovici first thought because Zilk had rashly accepted the arguments of the Kronen Zeitung. When he accused this Zilk, Zilk was, however, with this statement, which again give his own opinion. In the course of this conversation (I do not know whether in writing or orally, is said to be for any occasion and in what medium it) should have in any case Rabinovici said in passing that the Kronen Zeitung is anti-Semitic.
then charged him the crown (probably for defamation or allegation of a crime or something ... because of the prohibition law is the charge to someone that he is anti-Semitic, already accused of a crime ... or something like that), at least they did this was the first lawyer letter to any student who apparently had a similar name. It actually came to trial, but that was canceled, understandably, after the first meeting since the charges against the student quickly proved to be unfounded. The crown did it get this and not complained again. Defendant time: Rabinovicis father. This could, however, does not even appear in court because he has long since passed away.
third try, and lo and behold, they have still managed to Doron Rabinovicis names to write properly to achieve. As done in the case of a conviction Rabinovici course with all the means at literary aufmerskam had, especially on the margins to the indictment, the Crown would have been willing to settle out of court, so I have at least understood. It was agreed that the Crown assumed Rabinovici not that it was anti-Semitic. What he may not had to say and write that the Kronen Zeitung "latent anti-Semitism makes acute".
As you can see from this example, restricts the prohibition law is not only that one, the (public) (want) to appear anti-Semitic or inflammatory, but also those that anti-Semitism such persons and blame racism. If that fact can not be proven, this is the criminal offense to subject someone a criminal act (legally correct, unfortunately I can not define, since it must look elsewhere).
