Goldscheider Ceramics

Goldscheider – A World Brand from Vienna:
Commerce and Art in an Age of Transformation
January 29 to April 3, 2009

Introduction

Vienna:
A City at the
Crossroads

The Jewish
Community

The Tragedy
of Success:
Jews in the Public Life

The Rise of
the Women's
Movement

Innovations in the Arts,
Sciences and
Literature

Nazi Era:
Starting Over

Nazi Era
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Jews wait in line at Vienna’s Margarethen police station for exit visas after Germany's annexation of Austria, March 1938

Shortly after the German annexation of Austria,
Nazi Storm Troopers stand guard outside a Jewish owned business. Graffiti painted on the window states: "You Jewish pig may your hands rot off!" Vienna, Austria, March 1938

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Circular letter by the director of the Jewish Community, Dr. Lowenherz, informing members of the congregation that the Jewish Community has resumed its activities on May 2, 1938.

The Community's main endeavor is to facilitate the emigration of destitute members and youths, and to stand together in these hard times.

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Viennese pedestrians view a large Nazi sign posted on a restaurant window informing the public that this business is run by an organization of the Nazi party and that Jews are not welcome.
Vienna, Austria, March-April 1938