March 1938 marked the start of a race against time for Austrian Jews. Some Viennese Jewish women sought to escape through marriages of convenience with foreign citizens. The marriages were concluded on paper, be it out of solidarity or against payment, to enable these women to reach a country where Jews were not (yet) persecuted. … Lire la suite
« Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Wednesday, 11 Apr 17:00, Museum Dorotheergasse Since 1951, Yom HaShoah has been celebrated in Israel on 27 Nissan in commemoration of the victims of the Shoah and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Every year, Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, organizes a memorial ceremony attended by members of the government. … Lire la suite
Yad Vashem’s FREE new online course « Antisemitism – from Its Origins to the Present » opened just last week- have you signed up yet? Join the thousands already participating! « Thank you for a fascinating first week with such an erudite collection of ‘presenters’. » Susan Edwards What a wonderful week of learning and sharing information. Thank you a … Lire la suite
New: Free Online Course on Antisemitism Trace the History of Antisemitism- from Antiquity to the Present Yad Vashem invites you to participate in a brand new six-part Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) available on the FutureLearn platform. Join interested learners from around the world as you explore the topic with 50 leading scholars to examine questions … Lire la suite
Watch Live as Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories Tune in to hear survivors tell their life stories to Museum visitors as part of theFirst Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors program. Select programs will be live streamed this spring, including two this month on March 14 and March 15 at 11 a.m. ET. Learn More NEVER … Lire la suite
Newsletter #44, February 2018 What’s New New Exhibition – Flashes of Memory: Photography during the Holocaust In January 2018, Yad Vashem inaugurated a new exhibition entitled « Flashes of Memory: Photography during the Holocaust. » The exhibition, housed in the Exhibitions Pavilion of Yad Vashem’s Museum Complex, presents a critical account of visual documentation – photographs and films – created … Lire la suite
Events Beauty & High Tea with Helena Rubinstein Sunday, January 14, 2018 – 3 p.m. Museum Judenplatz »More information Confirmed booking requested: +43 1 535 04 31-130 & -131 or tours@jmw.at Book presentation: Peter Bild/Irene Messinger “A Cherry Dress. Kommentierte Memoiren von Anita Bild” Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. Museum Dorotheergasse – Palais … Lire la suite