After the “Anschluss” on March 12, 1938, Vienna became a model city for the systematic disenfranchisement and expulsion of Jews. In a short time, the third-largest Jewish community in Europe was decimated through emigration, deportation, and murder. For those who managed to flee abroad, this meant the loss of all that was familiar and their livelihood. Jewish Viennese were scattered all over the world: to European countries, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The loss of their homeland weighed heavily on those in exile; rebuilding a new life in a foreign place was no easy feat. While some managed to succeed, others struggled to no avail. The vast majority never returned from exile. Their relationship to their home–the place and the people who had expelled them–was imbued with ambivalence. The exhibition seeks to piece together again the stories torn from Vienna’s history.
Curator: Caitlin Gura
Exhibition Design: koerdtutech
Graphic Design: solo ohne – Studio für Gestaltung
Exhibition Organization: Christiane Rainer
