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METZLER, Hannes

DISHONOURED FOREVER? - REHABILITATION OF WEHRMACHT DESERTERS

Deserters of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) were not discussed in Germany and Austria for decades. Their refusal to join in Hitlers crusade of death , had not been worthy of any positive notice in postwar german and austrian society and memory. On the contrary, they were faced with accusations... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-218-8
Pages: 240
Dimension: 15x24 cm

JEWISH VIENNA

"My Vienna is a bleeding joke, a wound that won´t heal. No city is funnier than Vienna, not even Tel Aviv." ( Robert Schindel )

A joke that the reader can experience in all its gravity in this book. Historical and practical information together with numerous illustrations and maps will help interested... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-225-6
Pages: 192
Dimension: 12,5x21 cm

AMESBERGER, Helga / AUER, Katrin / HALBMAYR, Brigitte (Hg.)

Sexualised violence against women during the nationalsocialistic persecution hasn´t been a subject of scientific interest for a long time. Thanks to this book, public and political awareness rose. The authors give a new insight to the powerstructures inside a KZ, with a particular emphasis on the factors of sex and gender. They analyze the relationships between... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-219-5
Pages: 360
Dimension: 15x24 cm

EHLERS, Heinrich / SEGAL, Talma / TALMI, Arie (Hg.)

HASCHOMER HAZAIR - A SAFE HAVEN FOR WOUNDED SOULS

The jewish youth movement Haschomer Hazair, founded in Vienna in the dawn of the First World War, has a particular significance among the countless youth organisations across the world. It accomplished a lot for jewish people, including the buildup of the state of Israel. The specific educational activities... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-198-3
Pages: 200
Dimension: 12,5x21 cm

ALAKUS, Baris / KNIEFACZ, Katharina / VORBERG, Robert (Hg.)

FORCED SEX-WORK IN GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS

The book broaches the issue of sexual violence during the NS regime. While officially persecuting streetprostitution, brothel systems were developed inside the KZs. This was due to a functional change of the camps. Around 1941 the prisoners were now expected to work effectively, in service of the... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-205-8
Pages: 214
Dimension: 13x20,5 cm

VERAN, Traude

THE TOMB OF KNOWLEDGE - A JEWISH GRAVEYARD IN VIENNA

The oldest cemetery in Vienna is jewish; a unique monument in a historical and cultural view, a stone archiv with lots of stories waiting to be told. The book invites the reader to take a stroll at the cemetery, hear the tales of the dead through elaborate epitaphs and hence the 800 years of jewish history... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-176-1
Pages: 224
Dimension: 12,5x21 cm

BRICKWELL, Ditha

SUMMER OF FEAR

At the upperaustrian border, no man´s land, late April in 1945: Sepp comes to a village, with a coffin in his carriage. He is closely watched by the farmer children Karl and his sister Theres. Very soon rumour is out, that something alive is kept in the coffin. Indeed, in the cemetery chapel, Sepp frees a man...

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ISBN: 978385476-026-9
Pages: 336
Dimension: 12x22 cm

PAWLOWSKY, Verena / WENDELIN, Harald (Hg.)

ART IN THE GRIP OF THE NAZIS - ROBBERY AND RESTITUTION

In the 90´s, the right of restitution, for the children and grandchildren of the victims of WW2, was vividly discussed in the media. The ensuing public reaction "coaxed" numerous institutions like the Austrian Nation Library and the museums of Vienna towards searching through their archives... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-185-3
Pages: 282
Dimension: 12x18 cm

STOLJAR, Zinovij

A YIDDISHE DOYNE

This is the first collection of jewish songs and melodies from Bessarabia. About 30 songs and instrumental pieces, complete with sheet music, yiddish and german texts, are presented. They give an impression of jewish folk music, which has been a defining factor for the whole easteuropean musical region.

The... [more]

ISBN: 978385476-029-0
Pages: 128
Dimension: 24x16 cm