Liam Hoare

Liam Hoare is a freelance writer based in Vienna, where he is the Europe Editor for Moment and a frequent contributor to Tablet.

A Sweet Slice of Jewish History
At Vienna’s famous Demel pastry shop, Faechertorte is always on the menu, but most diners don’t know about the cake’s backstory
byLiam Hoare
A Parting of Ways
Christopher Hitchens died seven years ago this Saturday, a decade after breaking ranks with onetime friend Gore Vidal and beginning a feud that symbolized major changes in left-wing politics
byLiam Hoare
Leonard Bernstein’s Tense, Torn Love Affair With Vienna
‘I am enjoying Vienna enormously,’ the composer wrote to his parents in 1966, ‘as much as a Jew can’
byLiam Hoare
Waltzing With Hummus
How an Israeli family conquered the Vienna food scene
byLiam Hoare
Far-Right Strengthened in Austria After Sunday’s Election
Making sense of Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s new Chancellor
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Vienna’s Jewish Museum Debuts Exhibit on Department Stores of Yore
‘Kauft Bei Juden!’ (‘Buy From Jews!’) tells the story of how some of Vienna’s Jews became big-time retailers
byLiam Hoare
Future of Manchester’s Historic Reform Synagogue in Question
A plan to build skyscrapers necessitates the demoliltion of the city center’s only shul, which the congregation supports. But England’s heritage lobby feels the new real estate would ‘harm’ Manchester’s character.
byLiam Hoare
Van der Bellen Wins Austria’s Presidential Election
And a country escapes, yet again, from the prospect of Norbert Hofer becoming Europe’s first neo-fascist head of state
byLiam Hoare
Nigel Farage, UKIP’s Trumpian Leader, Wants His Country Back
As the Brexit vote nears, an increasingly xenophobic, anti-immigrant discourse has emerged
byLiam Hoare
The Orlando Massacre Should Not Be Universalized
By lumping the tragedy of victims of the Pulse night club shooting into a universal narrative of the struggle against radical Islam, we negate the suffering of the LGBT community
byLiam Hoare
Austria’s Incredibly Narrow Escape From Neo-Fascism
Dispatch from Vienna, where a closely contested presidential election may be a bellwether for an increasingly xenophobic Europe
byLiam Hoare
Throwback: PingPong, Israel’s Disastrous Eurovision 2000 Entry
After entering the contest as a joke, PingPong was disavowed by Israeli authorities after a controversial performance
byLiam Hoare
Norbert Hofer Wins First Round of Austria’s Presidential Election, Sends Dominant Parties Reeling
The victory by Hofer—the affable face Austria’s far-right FPÖ Party who ran on an anti-immigration platform—could be a sign of things to come
byLiam Hoare
Was a French Philosopher Ejected from a Left-Wing Event for Being Jewish? Probably Not.
Contrary to some reports, Alain Finkielkraut’s expulsion by French leftists had less to do with his identity than his politics
byLiam Hoare
Far-Right Austrian Leader Visits Israel, Yad Vashem
Why did Likud invite Heinz-Christian Strache, who has been accused of anti-Semitism in the past?
byLiam Hoare
New Study Details French Jewish Community ‘Living With a Strong Feeling of Insecurity’
According to a poll, more than half of French Jews have been threatened because of their religion
byLiam Hoare
The Azerbaijan Conundrum
Sure, Azerbaijan is tolerant of its Jews. But that’s no reason to excuse the despotic, human rights-violating regime in charge.
byLiam Hoare
New Report Shows Britain Not Immune to Anti-Semitism
Faring better than Europe, but with clouds on the horizon
byLiam Hoare