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'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel
By DPA
Tags: Austria, Anti-Semitism

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.
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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.

"That's terrible," said Esther Fritsch, the president of the regional Jewish community. So far there have been no such incidents, she told the newspaper.

Irmgard Monz, the owner of the Haus Sonnenhof apartment hotel, could not be reached for comment on Sunday. In an interview with Tiroler Tageszeitung, she offered no justification for her e-mail.

For his part, the rejected father of five has decided to spend the
summer elsewhere: "I don't want to spend my vacation in such a racist
nest, and I will inform all my friends about what is going on in
Tyrol," the unidentified man was quoted as saying.

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      1.   Is this a headline from 1939??? 17:41  |  Gershon Reed 10/05/09
      2.   The Tyrol for vacationing 17:55  |  Maureen 10/05/09
      3.   Disgusting 17:59  |  Avi 10/05/09
      4.   Unbelievable 18:25  |  Luisa 10/05/09
      5.   What was their shocking behaviour, if any ? 18:31  |  Sylvain 10/05/09
      6.   how do they check?? 18:38  |  vik 10/05/09
      7.   Bad experience 18:39  |  An observer 10/05/09
      8.   Probably people did indeed exhibit bad behavior 18:40  |  Daniel Breslauer 10/05/09
      9.   Why the surprise? 18:43  |  Elly 10/05/09
      10.   Best to avoid most of Europe 18:50  |  judith 10/05/09
      11.   Question for vik in N.Y. (# 6). 19:30  |  flyingdoc57 10/05/09
      12.   Ouch 19:31  |  Northern 10/05/09
      13.   The right of admission. 19:39  |  Stephen. 10/05/09
      14.   The owners of this hotel 19:46  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      15.   Judith of New York 19:49  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      16.   # 9 elly 20:11  |  Axel 10/05/09
      17.   New York hotels 20:14  |  Ron 10/05/09
      18.   if there is any law for Anti-Semitism, this is the time to apply 20:23  |  Miron 10/05/09
      19.   Nazis at Haus Sonnenhof 20:25  |  Howie 10/05/09
      20.   Anti-semitism, and then some.... 20:31  |  Nathaniel 10/05/09
      21.   illegal in Isreal or Austria? 20:35  |  PJ 10/05/09
      22.   Chris Linthwaite - based on your post 20:42  |  David Israel 10/05/09
      23.   Isn`t the purpose of being a business person ... 20:47  |  Petra Meyer 10/05/09
      24.   re: Chris Linthwaite 20:57  |  UsedToPostHere 10/05/09
      25.   Chris re Judith, Shes means only the racist homes 21:05  |  JP 10/05/09
      26.   Chris re Judith, Shes means only the racist homes 21:06  |  JP 10/05/09
      27.   #12 Not in the U.S. 21:16  |  Sidney 10/05/09
      28.   Chris Linthwaite in the Carribean 21:20  |  rich 10/05/09
      29.   #13 Chris Brainwave 21:31  |  H 10/05/09
      30.   If the hotel had a "no Moslem" policy ... 22:06  |  even steven 10/05/09
      31.   #20 David Israel of New York 22:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      32.   #22 Used to post here 22:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      33.   For What I heard... some Austrians can be 22:21  |  Ines 10/05/09
      34.   JP of Brazil 22:22  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      35.   #28 Rich 22:25  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      36.   Is it only "anti-zionism"? 22:26  |  Kate Raphael 10/05/09
      37.   #29 H, really? 22:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      38.   @34, chris lint... 22:41  |  vladimir 10/05/09
      39.   Tyron nazi 22:47  |  Manuel 10/05/09
      40.   Its not about Religion. 22:49  |  Horst Wessel 10/05/09
      41.   The comments speak volumes 22:53  |  Christopher 10/05/09
      42.   As a Palestinian 02:00  |  Naze 11/05/09
      43.   #14 Chris Linthwaite 06:11  |  Mike from Boston 11/05/09
      44.   Well There Was A Holocaust... 06:46  |  Yosemite 11/05/09
      45.   Crhis Linthwaite 07:26  |  Brad 11/05/09
      46.   "ALL Jews are the same" ?Sounds like that another Austrian 07:30  |  PETER SM 11/05/09
      47.   Chris Linthwaite - Really??? 07:34  |  Oleg 11/05/09
      48.   A good joke about Austria 07:40  |  Oleg 11/05/09
      49.   Jesus not Allowed? 08:12  |  Joan 11/05/09
      50.   PC-free Zone 08:26  |  Baltasar 11/05/09
      51.   Unlike the rampant criticism of Israel, this is NOT antisemitism: 09:26  |  A JEW 11/05/09
      52.   #16 Austrian Jews are Austrians 09:45  |  Elly 11/05/09
      53.   #40 They are Viennese Jews; not Israelis 09:48  |  Arlette 11/05/09
      54.   No: 42 Your Arab brothers sent 600,000 Jews to Israel 09:51  |  Semsem 11/05/09
      55.   Take away their liquor license 09:54  |  MarkC 11/05/09
      56.   #8 Daniel That`s RIDICULOUS. 10:29  |  Zvi 11/05/09
      57.   44 Arlette, Probably you fixed the point.... 10:39  |  Ardi 11/05/09
      58.   #8 very goog description of the situation 10:45  |  Ardi 11/05/09
      59.   I`m guessing Europe becoming very racist toward Jews 11:26  |  Non-Arab Saudi 11/05/09
      60.   Many hotels have bad experiences with Jews from ISRAEL 11:33  |  Artur 11/05/09
      61.   Chris Linthwaite 11:38  |  Serge 11/05/09
      62.   GOOD FOR THEM!!! 11:47  |  oleh hadash 11/05/09
      63.   the difference 12:39  |  danish 11/05/09
      64.   Arthur #60 12:39  |  Jengiz Khan 11/05/09
      65.   EUROPE 12:53  |  EHUD 11/05/09
      66.   OLEH HADASH The owner says just Jews 13:11  |  PETER SM 11/05/09
      67.   A lo of Jewish (orthodox) tourists misbehave there, so shameful ! 13:41  |  Aaron 11/05/09
      68.   Banning Jewish people 13:44  |  Chris 11/05/09
      69.   Re:14 "What`s the problem ?" 14:21  |  tristan 11/05/09
      70.   kick austria out if democratic UE 15:21  |  dr freud 11/05/09
      71.   Austria & Jews 15:44  |  The Teacher/Instruct 11/05/09
      72.   Chris Linthwaite 16:02  |  Nero 11/05/09
      73.   62 & 67, interesting what the hoteliers see in us, you see in us. 16:29  |  Harvey 11/05/09
      74.   #71Austria and the Teacher 17:56  |  Ardi 11/05/09
      75.   racism is universal 18:11  |  hapalo 11/05/09
      76.   A question? 18:11  |  Mahamtma Gundur 11/05/09
      77.   # 52 elly 18:37  |  Axel 11/05/09
      78.   Miron 19:13  |  Chaval 11/05/09
      79.   #8 "Let`s do it to the Arabs everywhere" 19:14  |  Anonymous 11/05/09
      80.   Antisemitism or mistake? 19:45  |  Meir 11/05/09
      81.   # 30 even steven 19:50  |  Axel 11/05/09
      82.   Linthwaite`s perspective 19:56  |  Yodea Ta`alumot 11/05/09
      83.   Bad experience 20:04  |  JW 11/05/09
      84.   dr freudm- Why? Because jews were offended? 20:17  |  Cast 11/05/09
      85.   To Elly - Cheers To You, 20:31  |  Eli 11/05/09
      86.   Tyrolean Hoteliers, Linthwaite 21:00  |  Miransky 11/05/09
      87.   No Jews policy employed at Austria Hotel 21:34  |  Elisabetta Ventura 11/05/09
      88.   Minorities 21:50  |  jremy 11/05/09
      89.   not racism 21:57  |  Mike, 11/05/09
      90.   Re: Posters 22:01  |  Gregory 11/05/09
      91.   No Haredeem at our hotel 22:04  |  SJ 11/05/09
      92.   Re# 6 Americans... 22:56  |  ines 11/05/09
      93.   Re# 12 As far as I know there is no arab policy anywhere 23:00  |  Ines 11/05/09
      94.   Re# 13 Right Stepehen in that case 23:04  |  Ines 11/05/09
      95.   Take her license 23:27  |  Daniel 11/05/09
      96.   Difference Between CREED and RELIGION 23:28  |  Eli 11/05/09
      97.   A Bad Experience? - That Is Justifiable for Banning All? 23:36  |  Eli 11/05/09
      98.   Your pseudonym (40) fits your opinion. Congrats. 23:48  |  Jew- and Bookburner 11/05/09
      99.   # 84 Ines 00:14  |  Axel 12/05/09
      100.   Who cares? 00:16  |  Who cares 12/05/09
      101.   SJ Hotel says JEWS!! NOT Haredim!! 00:26  |  PETER SM 12/05/09
      102.   its 2009 not 1939 GET REAL ! 00:53  |  Mike Levine 12/05/09
      103.   India 01:22  |  Martin 12/05/09
      104.   Greetings from Germany 02:21  |  Robert 12/05/09
      105.   # 79 03:55  |  ehud 12/05/09
      106.   I refer SJ 81 to read my prev response 73 10:22  |  Harvey 12/05/09
      107.   #57 Jews will go where we want to go 19:30  |  Elly 12/05/09
      108.   #77 Axel: German arragance: like in 1938 19:35  |  Elly 12/05/09
      109.   Austrian Hotel 19:59  |  Joe Kelsall 12/05/09
      110.   Joe 96, please elaborate, this does sound interesting 20:16  |  Harvey 12/05/09
      111.   Email the Chancellor of Austria now 20:56  |  Howie 12/05/09
      112.   Practical Queston 08:43  |  Brad 13/05/09
      113.   The question should be... 11:23  |  Andres 13/05/09
      114.   motive maelstrom 13:41  |  TimothyL 13/05/09
      115.   Evidence of this? 14:31  |  David J 13/05/09
      116.   Elly - And so should Palestinians! 18:42  |  European Native 13/05/09
      117.   Elly - And so should Palestinians! 18:42  |  European Native 13/05/09
      118.   # 108 elly on arrogance 19:07  |  Axel 13/05/09
      119.   # 107 elly 19:16  |  Axel 13/05/09
      120.   #117 And Jews should be allowed to go to Gaza / West Bank / Arabi 20:28  |  Elly 13/05/09
      121.   #118. Had Germans not murdered 6 million Jews 20:31  |  Elly 13/05/09
      122.   # 121 elly 21:09  |  Axel 13/05/09
      123.   Elly v Axel 03:39  |  ky (banned poster) 14/05/09
      124.   Axel vs. Elly 14:45  |  Gray 14/05/09
      125.   Sobriety and sense of proportion, please! 21:03  |  Frank 14/05/09
      126.   This is the response from the Austrian Ombud Part 1 20:43  |  Howie 20/05/09
      127.   re: Chris Linthwaite 18:12  |  UsedToPostHere 07/06/09
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