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Below you will find the press releases of the National Fund in chronological order, which you can subscribe to as RSS. All press releases of the National Fund since 2004 can be found in our press release archive. Here you will find high-resolution press photos. Our media information provides an up-to-date overview of the tasks and activities of the National Fund as well as facts and figures.
On 2 August 2025, the National Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma will commemorate the horrific crimes committed against Roma and Sinti during the Second World War.
The Peršmanhof in Bad Eisenkappel is an important place of remembrance of the crimes perpetrated by thee Nazi regime, in particular of the massacre of eleven members of a Carinthian-Slovene family who were brutally murdered there in April 1945.
Thirty years ago today, the Law on the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism was promulgated, having entered into effect on 27 April 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from Nazi Germany and, with it, the restoration of the …
The Board of Trustees of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism and the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries met today for the first time in the current legislative period under the chairmanship of the Second President of the National Council, …
On 5 March 2025, Hannah Lessing, Managing Director of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour (“chevalier de la Légion d’honneur”) in Paris. The presentation of the insignia by Patricia Mirallès, Deputy Minister for …
The Austrian Press and Information Service together with the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism is presenting the exhibition “From Repression to Remembrance” in English and German at the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C.
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria has made a renewed gesture payment to over 3,300 Holocaust survivors from Austria living in 40 countries worldwide.
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism invites individuals and groups from civil society to submit an entry for the 2024 edition of the Simon Wiesenthal Prize. The original entry period expired at the end of June and has now been extended to 31 July 2024.
In the presence of numerous representatives from the fields of politics, media and culture, the freshly-renovated New Jewish Cemetery in St. Pölten was ceremoniously released to the City of St. Pölten today, which will now be responsible for its long-term upkeep.
The “new” Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten was founded in 1906 as a burial site for the local Jewish community. Like many of the Jewish cemeteries in the region, this cemetery also reflects the rich history and culture of the local Jewish community. Around 340 people are buried there; 188 gravestones …
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