Baden, Austria – Man Defaced Synagogue More Than a Dozen Times

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    An Iranian has admitted defacing a synagogue in Baden (pictured) more than a dozen times.Baden, Austria – An Iranian has admitted defacing a synagogue in a Lower Austrian town more than a dozen times.

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    Police in Baden, which is located south of Vienna, announced today (Tues) that the 51-year-old agreed to come up for the overall damage he caused. The local resident was interviewed by officers investigating 14 incidents in which the town’s synagogue was smeared with ink and cooking oil.

    The suspect made a full confession when he was quizzed by police. The man offered to pay for repair works in a bid to escape further punishment. It has not been made clear by officials whether the Iranian will be criminally charged for his actions. Baden’s authorities explained prosecutors in Wiener Neustadt will examine the case.

    The man told investigators he decided to “take revenge” for being treated badly while working for an Israeli company in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.

    More at Austrian Independent


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    Joe-Shmoe
    Joe-Shmoe
    13 years ago

    israeli company in tehran! right! and I thought one gets stoned for smoking weed in tehran!

    charliehall
    charliehall
    13 years ago

    Might this be the synagogue that was served by Rabbi Naftali Carlebach during the 1930s?

    5TResident
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    5TResident
    13 years ago

    I’m always surprised to see a shul of any kind in Austria or Germany. I personally could not spend one minute in either country – the sound of the German language being spoken makes me physically ill.