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Event
Opening of the exhibition “Torn from life. The fate of Austrian Jews after the Anschluss in 1938”
Content
On October 15, 2024, the exhibition "Torn from Life”, conceived by the international memorial site Yad Vashem, opened in the Austrian Parliament. 85 years after the founding of the "Central Office for Jewish Emigration” in August 1938, this exhibition commemorates a particularly dark part of our history. The "Anschluss" of Austria to Nazi Germany marked the beginning of an era in which the lives of Jews changed radically overnight: they went from being respected citizens to outcasts of society and were forced to leave Austria. Many others were deported to concentration camps. The exhibition reminds us never to forget the suffering of the displaced and murdered Jews, and aims to raise awareness of the darkest chapter in Austrian history and strengthen the fight against antisemitism. It is an important step in the partnership between Parliament and Yad Vashem since September 2022.
Programme
Opening remarks
Wolfgang Sobotka
President of the National Council
Welcoming remarks
Dani Dayan
Chairman Yad Vashem
Moderated discussion
Danit Beer (Unable to attend)
Granddaughter of Margit Weiner, whose personal artifacts are presented in the exhibition
Tobias Brossmann
Great-grandson of the photographer Richard Finali, whose personal story is presented in the exhibition
Michael Tal
Curator of the exhibition
Reception
Moderation
Rifka Junger
Advisor for the Prevention of antisemitism
Music
VOICE OF PEACE
The Parliamentary Administration organised this event in cooperation with the Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. We would like to point out that any funding providers or sponsors of the Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center did not provide any services to Parliament or the Parliamentary Administration and that Parliament and the Parliamentary Administration were not involved in raising such funds.
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