ARIEL MUZICANT - Over 40 years tenure in Austrian Jewish leadership, claims "he has no function"

 

Ariel Muzikant

 

 According to the EJC website...

Dr Ariel Muzicant has been continuously involved in Jewish life in Vienna, Austria and Europe over the last 43 years, serving in leadership roles a large number of functions and institutions, such as: President (1998 – 2012) and Honorary President (2012-) of the Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG Wien) and the Jewish Communities of Austria, Founder and President of the Jewish School in Vienna (1979 – 1995), President of the B’nai B’rith-ZPC Loge (1996 – 1998) and President of Keren Hayessod/UJA-Austria.

 

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 5:58 PM, Muzicant, Ariel <ariel.muzicant@colliers.at> wrote:

Dear Mrs Bervin,

I tried, Vienna rabbis tried, many individuals tried, the leadership of IKG tried, members of the board of deputies tried. And we all failed.

From the moment it became a fight against the Austrian Jewish Community, nobody would get involved.

I do not know Mr Schlesinger or his family. But as I mentioned before there are laws in Austria. If what you are writing would be true, how come there was no legal persecution?

I have no function in Vienna and therefore please stop contacting me on this issue

Chag Sameach

Ariel Muzicant


> Am 19.04.2022 um 17:20 schrieb
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> Mazaltov on your temporary position in this extremely important organisation.
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> I read with sadness and disbelief your response to someone who had asked for your help in the case of Beth Alexander and her sons. I don’t know if you are aware but Michael Schlesinger’s mother did exactly the same thing to his father as Michael is doing to Sammy and Benji’s mother. It is well known that Michael abused Beth both physically and emotionally and who knows how he is treating his sons.
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> As you probably know this case has been ongoing for years. Members of Parliament and Chief Rabbis in the UK have all been told previously that Beth would be allowed to see and be a part of the boys lives. This was years before Rabbi Friedman became involved, as that was only in January this year. So people shouldn’t be making him the excuse why they won’t get involved in helping a Jewish mother and her sons. No one would have had to let him become involved had the leaders in the Vienna Jewish Community dealt with this humanely and helped a Jewish mother. How can a school not let a mother know anything about her children’s education, health and welfare? My brothers are both divorced and remarried and all the parents know everything about their children from their ex spouses and see them whenever they want.
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> My late mother was an Honorary Vice Life President of WIZO U.K. and a member of the committee for Women in the Community, together with the late Lord Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Her life was dedicated to helping Jewish women and children in domestic situations. I have been in touch with Brenda Katten who is a past President of WIZO UK and who is horrified by this tragedy and the fact that time after time the same Judge is deciding on this case.
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> Hoping to hear a positive response from you.
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> Sincerely
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> Anne Berwin