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Advertising column with poster for Hitler's speech on April 9. Poster: "The Reich's ministers Kerrl and Suchenwirth speaking at the Engelmann Arena, April 7, 8 PM". "The Fuehrer's Deputy, Reichminister Rudolf Hess will speak on Thursday, April 7 at 4 PM at the Kraftwagenhalle..." Schwarzenbergplatz street scenes.

Consists of one DVD entitled "A Witness to History: A message of tolerance and respect from Holocaust survivor Walter Absil" and a folder of copies of wartime documents related to Mr. Absil's Holocaust experiences. On the DVD, Mr. Absil, who was born Walter Bondy, describes his life in pre-war Vienna, his family's immigration to Belgium after the Anschluss, and their attempts to gain Belgian citizenship ...

Discusses the expropriation of Jewish property by the Nazi regime in Austria. Contends that the Viennese government and population played a major role in the exploitation of Jews. Following the Anschluss, "wild" Aryanization actions began, leading to legislation which enabled the organized dispossession of Jews. After the war, whilst Germany began to cope with its past, Austria insisted on its status ...

The Szabo family papers document the Holocaust experiences of the Szabo family of Vienna, Austria, including Viktor Szabo’s imprisonment in Dachau after Kristallnacht, his death in Zasavica in 1941, his daughter Nelly Szabo Ullman’s account of Kristallnacht, and her immigration to the United States in May 1939. Material related to Nelly Szabo Ullman consists of a handwritten account in German of the ...

Heinz Herbert Klein was born on June 13, 1924 in Vienna, Austria, to Robert and Elsa (née Rosenblum) Klein. He had one younger sister, Fritzi (1928-2014). Robert operated his family's automobile garage and repair shop, which was located adjacent to the family's house. After the Anschluss, Robert and his business partner, Franz Müller, were forced to sell the shop to a Nazi at a steep discount. In the ...

Pp. 15-75, "Vom Alltag zur Vertreibung", focus on popular antisemitism in Krems, which increased after the Anschluss. Describes anti-Jewish incitements in the local press, and forced Aryanization of Jewish enterprises. Pp. 77-163 review the fate of Jewish families in Krems during the Nazi regime. Pp. 209-270 include memoirs of Jewish ex-citizens from Krems about their experiences in the Holocaust period. ...

Examines the scope of research on Jewish history and culture carried out in Nazi Germany during 1933-45, and in Austria after the "Anschluss" (1938). Discusses antisemitic research carried out at the universities, where thousands of antisemitic doctoral theses were written, and describes the pseudo-scientific activities of non-academic institutions, such as the Institut zum Studium der Judenfrage in ...

Op 3 mei 1938 wordt Adolf Hitler door Mussolini in Italië ontvangen voor een bezoek aan Rome, Napels en Florence. Enkele weken eerder heeft Hitler de Anschluss van Oostenrijk afgekondigd en Mussolini bereidt zich voor op de afkondiging van een ongekend strenge rassenwetgeving. Toch zijn er nog velen in Italië die hopen dat er een einde komt aan de machtswellust van de twee regeringsleiders. Antonio ...

Documents and copy documents relating to Elisabeth Benesch (donor's mother), her parents Robert and Helena Benesch, and her grandparents Adolf and Emilie Gesmai. Includes a photograph depicting Helena and Robert Benesch in New York in front of their store in 1943, and three German passports, each stamped with red "J" marking bearers as Jews, issued to members of the Benesch family, dated February 18, ...

The collection's contents are catalogued in two inventories. The inventories are arranged by document type. The collection contains bylaws, memoranda, platforms, minutes, instructions, and appeals of the World Organization; biographical information on the organization's leader, Irene Harand; applications to join the organization; correspondence with subscribers to the newspaper Gerechtigkeit (by country); ...