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Viktor Halmi: The Emperor leaving Agram/Zagreb synagogue, drawing, 1908

The drawing shows Franz Joseph in front of the synagogue portal, next to him a rabbi, in front of him a procession of elegantly dressed women and men. The visit took place on the occasion of the Emperor's visit to Croatia in 1895.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.
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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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    The Habsburg Monarchy as the guarantee of pluralistic identities

    For Austrian Jews, the Habsburg Monarchy as a supranational entity meant the possibility of developing an identity that was not based solely on membership of a national, ethnic or religious body. They saw themselves as the backbone of an integrative force loyal to the Imperial family within the multiethnic state, and advocated multinationalism up to the end of the war.