fer straße " ▁( ... ▁street ) ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁ ▁" S el ma ▁Stein met z straße ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁change ▁was ▁particularly ▁appropriate ▁because , ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁advoc ating ▁it , ▁Johann ▁Ign az ▁Ar nez ho fer ▁( 1 6 4 0 - 1 6 7 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁ant is emit ic ▁hate - pre acher ▁whom ▁many ▁people ▁felt ▁shared ▁in ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁Leopold stadt ▁in ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁▁ ▁The ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁repeated ▁through ▁further ▁street ▁festiv als ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁street ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Ar nez ho fer ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century ▁earlier , ▁under ▁Mayor ▁Karl ▁Lu eg er ▁( 1 8 4 4 - 1 9 1 0 ), ▁a ▁high - profile ▁mayor ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁whose ▁ant is emit ic ▁views ▁were ▁more ▁main stream ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁than ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁after ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁promises ▁by ▁the ▁protest ors ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁stick ▁labels ▁with ▁the ▁" new " ▁street ▁name ▁over ▁the ▁official ▁street ▁name ▁signs , ▁the ▁matter ▁remains ▁un resol ved ▁at ▁the ▁official ▁level . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Vienna ▁Category : A ust rian ▁Res istance ▁members ▁Category