The meeting took place in LBS university in Vienna. The participants in the meeting were group of 7 Jewish women which represent the JLP organization. Some of the participants lived in Vienna all their life, and some of them moved to Vienna in the last 3-4 years.

The meeting was started by a brief presenting of the research which included: who conduct the research, how, where, for how long and the reasons. Afterwards, the various findings of the research and a short explanation about their part in the investigation were presented.

The Discussion:

First, the main findings of the research were presented: languages, Jewish identity, Jewish back-ground and education, holidays, attitudes towards Austria, the EU and Israel.

Later on, there were a discussion about the research, the findings and their opinions. The participants agreed that the research’s purpose is important and were glad to participate in such a research. They stated that most of the aspects which were examined are relevant and agreed with some of the findings. Most of the participants do not speak Hebrew and the are not interested by learning the language, the same for Yiddish. Their native languages are mostly German and Spanish.

All of the participants have a strong Jewish identity, they live a traditional Jewish way of life, studied in Jewish primary schools and celebrating the Jewish holiday.
The general opinion towards Austria is good. They feel that there is no such an anti-Semitism among the general public and the government policy and they can live their life safely, in particular, in Vienna. The participants feel that there is no significant difference between them and the general public except their living location in the Jewish district and their religion believes.

The participants’ general attitude towards Israel is positive, they all visited number of times and consider to live there for a certain period of time, but do not want to live in Israel (except one woman). The main reason for it is the fact they love their life in Vienna and believe that the life in Israel is harder, from financial and cultural aspects.