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Vienna Jewish school expels children of rabbi who attended Iran Holocaust summit
By The Associated Press

The children of an Austrian rabbi who attended an Iranian conference that questioned the Holocaust have been expelled from their school and told no other Jewish school in Austria will take them, their father said Tuesday.

Moishe Arye Friedman said he has begun legal proceedings against the school. He said his four school-age children were told to leave Monday.

A letter shown by Friedman with the letterhead of the school said one of the reasons for the expulsions was his outrageous behavior in attending the Holocaust conference last month.
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Friedman was among Jewish participants who hugged Iranian President Mahhmoud Ahmadinejad, who has described the Holocaust as a myth and called for Israel to be wiped off the map.

Friedman is associated with, but not a member of Neturei Karta, a small, fiercely anti-Zionist sect that opposes the state of Israel, believing it can only be established by the Messiah.

Responding to criticism after the trip to Iran, Neturei Karta said it has never denied the Holocaust or its proportions. They believe Ahmadinejad has been unfairly vilified and that they should be praised for persuading him that his anger should be directed at Israel, not the Jewish people.
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  1.   Poor kids. They are not to blame. 16:23  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 07/02/07
  2.   Make it up as you go along 16:23  |  Alex from Perth, WA 07/02/07
  3.   Purim pilpul 16:25  |  Dani Reiss 07/02/07
  4.   Send them to Tehran... 16:48  |  even 07/02/07
  5.   ahhhhh, my Austria 16:51  |  dennis 07/02/07
  6.   I am puzzled 16:57  |  Sidney 07/02/07
  7.   kids 17:10  |  charles 07/02/07
  8.   no 6 17:28  |  Nina 07/02/07
  9.   Collective punishment? 17:31  |  Ursula 07/02/07
  10.   Did the Holocaust Occur? 17:34  |  Johnny Weintraub 07/02/07
  11.   Children learn from the parents 17:51  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/07
  12.   Such a nice bunch of Jews 17:56  |  Clickfool 07/02/07
  13.   Expeling children of Holocaust denial from school 17:57  |  Isaac A Olayinka 07/02/07
  14.   Petty Spitefulness 18:00  |  sl 07/02/07
  15.   Tough choice 18:14  |  bimmer 07/02/07
  16.   #3 While you were sleeping.... 18:25  |  Kate 07/02/07
  17.   Jewish schools in Austria 18:41  |  Gee 07/02/07
  18.   pick a better dad 18:53  |  mark 07/02/07
  19.   Sippenhaft 18:55  |  Babylonian 07/02/07
  20.   Freedom of Speech 19:01  |  Ab 07/02/07
  21.   where is about freedom of speech here? 19:05  |  nobodysacred 07/02/07
  22.   Not comfortable 19:05  |  truth strikes again 07/02/07
  23.   No. 11 19:36  |  W 07/02/07
  24.   The approach seems backwards 19:40  |  M 07/02/07
  25.   re #12 `such a nice bunch of Jews` 19:42  |  Colin Wright 07/02/07
  26.   #21 19:42  |  American 07/02/07
  27.   Children expelled 19:43  |  A Jew from Chicago 07/02/07
  28.   Neturei Karta`s Position 19:52  |  Dr. David 07/02/07
  29.   Excommunicated 19:58  |  Isaac 07/02/07
  30.   Dear Dr. David. PLEASE.... 19:58  |  John Mackie 07/02/07
  31.   stupid decision nothing to do with them 20:00  |  harzion 07/02/07
  32.   You People Disgust Me 20:07  |  Persian Kitty 07/02/07
  33.   John Mackie, nobodysacred 20:09  |  Jon 07/02/07
  34.   27 20:18  |  truth strikes again 07/02/07
  35.   freedom of expression so long as you conform 20:34  |  Trep 07/02/07
  36.   Persian Kat 20:45  |  Siamese Kit 07/02/07
  37.   Freedom of speach versus slandeer 20:46  |  Richard S 07/02/07
  38.   Why Punish the Kids? 20:58  |  dan 07/02/07
  39.   to Persian Kitty 21:02  |  Aaron 07/02/07
  40.   At least Clickfool is now openly anti-semitic 21:09  |  Allon 07/02/07
  41.   TO Aaron 21:15  |  Persian Kitty 07/02/07
  42.   MACKIE#25 Parroting Irving.Irving had his day in court 21:20  |  PETER SM 07/02/07
  43.   children are not able to understand these things 21:28  |  Keith 07/02/07
  44.   Israel`s responsiblity 21:32  |  ari 07/02/07
  45.   Siamese Kit 21:35  |  Persian Kitty 07/02/07
  46.   A normal Austrian school 21:45  |  Alicia 07/02/07
  47.   6 Sidney the puzzled. "I know pronounce you Rabbi Sidney." 21:48  |  jew boy 07/02/07
  48.   INSTANT Martyrdom for an exhibitionist. 22:03  |  PETER SM 07/02/07
  49.   to Persian Kitty 22:17  |  Aaron 07/02/07
  50.   Persian Kat 22:17  |  Siamese Kit 07/02/07
  51.   Sins of the Fathers 22:26  |  Paul Silbert 07/02/07
  52.   ...to nobodysacred...ask for help to Mr Clickfool... 22:27  |  Mr Stupyd 07/02/07
  53.   The ban 22:27  |  david 07/02/07
  54.   Stupid Ignorant School 22:28  |  Shimon List 07/02/07
  55.   # 2 Now Tell Us What Is Really Bothering You 22:29  |  Tony Anthony 07/02/07
  56.   Such a nice bunch of Brits, ClickF... 22:30  |  Miss Mandy 07/02/07
  57.   Persian Kitty 22:42  |  common sense 07/02/07
  58.   21, 22:46  |  Cat 07/02/07
  59.   An alternative explanation 22:51  |  RadicalCentrist 07/02/07
  60.   Sins of the fathers 22:57  |  Jeff 07/02/07
  61.   Next step is to take away his "rabbi"-title! 23:05  |  Sara 07/02/07
  62.   Probably good for the kids to be free of the Jewish influence. 23:17  |  Mr Knowitall 07/02/07
  63.   Not Fair 23:38  |  Salty 07/02/07
  64.   # 9 Your Harsh Opinion Is Justified 23:38  |  Tony Anthony 07/02/07
  65.   #12 Clickfool - Expert thjat you claim to be 23:43  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/07
  66.   #20 Ab 23:47  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/07
  67.   #21 Nobody Sacred 23:50  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/07
  68.   #35 Trep 23:59  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/07
  69.   #43 Keith - Children DO understand 00:05  |  * BEN JABO 08/02/07
  70.   #43 Keith - Children DO understand 00:05  |  * BEN JABO 08/02/07
  71.   its too bad for the children but 00:18  |  Len 08/02/07
  72.   Israel and the Messiah 00:50  |  Bob Lang 08/02/07
  73.   To Aaron 01:18  |  Persian Kitty 08/02/07
  74.   To Common Sense 01:29  |  Persian Kitty 08/02/07
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