'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel

Source: DPA

A hotel in the Austrian region of Tyrol that said it does not accept Jewish guests has caused shock in the local media and tourism industry, the daily Tiroler Tageszeitung reported Sunday.

A Vienna family of seven had had tried to make a reservation at the Haus Sonnenhof apartment hotel in the village of Serfaus, but the owner replied by e-mail that although the room was free, she did not want to take in Jewish guests because of "bad experiences" in the past.

The region around Serfaus has become popular among orthodox Jewish tourists in recent years, and several hotels in Tyrol have begun offering kosher food.

At Hotel Alpenruh-Micheluzzi, owner Petra Micheluzzi told the German Press Agency DPA that the rejection by the Sonnenhof was "bad for the image" of Serfaus.

One such incident could destroy all the hard work by others in the travel industry, she said, a view echoed by local and regional tourism officials.


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http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/arabs/saudiban.html

And in Iran:

http://newsocietyjournal.com/2008/01/29/iran-jewish-life-under-islamic-rule/

Why did you think that was illegal?

In Austria?

the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 1966.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emire/AUSTRIA/ANCHOR-DISKRIMINIERUNGSVERBOTE-AT.htm

than we think of our own long and ongoing history of discrimination, I guess.

It's not unreasonable to think this would be as well.

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And not acceptable in the EU, to which Austria has belonged since 1995.

However, Austria did have Waldheim as president not that long ago, and far-RW-ers like the late Mr. Haider have done quite well in elections recently, so I'm not that surprised.

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bad for their image, indeed.

Still smarting over V-E day, no doubt. :wtf:

Many, perhaps most Austrians are not anti-Jewish, but certainly met enough who definitely, shall we say, thought that maybe Hitler was not all wrong -- far too many of such Austrians for my taste. My experience in Austria made me think very differently about lots of things including Israel. It made my understand why Jewish people need a country where they can feel safe.

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to evolve into a conversation about the Middle East? This incident has nothing to do with Israel.

I say the same thing to the previous poster who brought it up.

But it is probably better to talk about Anti-Semitism being tied to Zionism than to pretend that people don't really make that connection. Many, many Jews do not subscribe to the kind of Zionism that Netanyahu (and others) represents and preaches, and that debate centers on the Middle East, for obvious reasons. (If not this thread, then at least let people discuss it on another thread.)

I don't think thats what the story is about.
I am just going to assume it's about the "Kosher dining", inspecting the kitchen, making unreasonable demands etc.
Some hotels offer kosher dining some don't, you just never know what will set someone off. If that's the case I wouldn't want them in my hotel ether.
and I don't give a damn what their "Religeousenness is!

Would you feel the same about vegetarians, or people who have special diets for medical reasons?

If the hotel is that inflexible and intolerant, then they don't deserve to do well.

what the guest's ethnic background was. They sound like nutters.

were of the "they got angry when we told them they killed Jesus and Hitler was an okay guy" sort.

Like, "can you believe she kicked me in the balls? (when all I did was try to grope her...)"

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now run along back to stormfron, bigot.

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and it's a residence for the elderly, not a hotel. It has nothing to do with the article in the OP. :hi:

wake up Mr. Rip Van Winkle, this is 1939 .. it is 2009!

should be read as :

wake up Mr. Rip Van Winkle, this isn't 1939 .. it is 2009!

post you will see an "edit" mode where you can go back in and make corrections. :hi:

i didn't realize the error for a long time and when i wanted to edit it, i got a message stating that the editing time period was long over. however, i shall remember to proof-read my entries before i go away...

thanks.

Disgusting.

... shouldn't we instead be applauding that hotel for not trying to turn them in to The Gestapo?

:sarcasm:

They should send that family back with a group of British, French, US and Russian troops. Remind them who won the war.

No thanks. I'll take my chances with Motel 6. :eyes:

Which these asses aren't. They are breaking the law.

A German friend of mine calls Austrians,"Anti-semitic rednecks who pine for the wonderful days of the Holocaust." (direct email quote)

They could tell the jews to skip prom also???

"what?" indeed

I was just watching a travel show about the Tyrol earlier today. It seemed pretty nice.

And that's at the very least.

Betcha the owner is bankrupt and in prison by the end of the year.

i have no words....