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The Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin presents the year 1938 through the eyes of Jews, whose personal documents detail their experiences and the hardships they suffered as well as the growing tensions in Europe and diminishing hope for Jews in Germany and Austria.

Curated by Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin

Website and exhibition design by C&G Partners

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WEDNESDAY

End of “The Eternal Road”

Kurt Weill celebrates his 38th Birthday in New York

New York

Unwelcome in Nazi Germany as a Jew, a socialist, and a composer of music considered “degenerate” by the regime, Kurt Weill was able to celebrate his 38th birthday on March 2 in safety. After attacks in the Nazi press and targeted protests, Weill had already emigrated to France in 1933. Rehearsals for the premiere of his opera “The Eternal Road” (libretto: Franz Werfel) provided him with an opportunity to travel to the United States in 1935. Due to numerous technical difficulties, the premiere was postponed until 1937. Weill seized the opportunity and remained in America.

TAGS: CULTURAL LIFE, DISPLACEMENT, EMIGRATION, MARCH 2, MUSICIANS, NEW YORK, PHOTO, PROMINENT PEOPLE, REFUGEES

SOURCE

Institution:

Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin

Collection:

Kurt Weill Collection, AR 2754. Photo c. 1929

Original:

F 3483

Website and exhibition design by C&G Partners

The following organizations have offered their materials for inclusion in the 1938 Projekt:

The following organizations have offered their materials for inclusion in the 1938 Projekt:

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WEDNESDAY

End of “The Eternal Road”

Kurt Weill celebrates his 38th Birthday in New York

on the days before

March 1

Destination Uruguay

February 28

Confidence in chancellor Schuschnigg

February 27

Three Jewish Mother Tongues

The Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin would like to thank the following Cooperating Partners who contributed valuable resources to the production and maintenance of the 1938 Projekt:

The following organizations have offered their materials for inclusion in the 1938 Projekt:

March

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The Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin would like to thank the following Cooperating Partners who contributed valuable resources to the production and maintenance of the 1938 Projekt:

The following organizations have offered their materials for inclusion in the 1938 Projekt:

The Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin would like to thank the following Cooperating Partners who contributed valuable resources to the production and maintenance of the 1938 Projekt:

The following organizations have offered their materials for inclusion in the 1938 Projekt:

2

WEDNESDAY

End of “The Eternal Road”

Kurt Weill celebrates his 38th Birthday in New York

on the days before

March 1

Destination Uruguay

February 28

Confidence in chancellor Schuschnigg

February 27

Three Jewish Mother Tongues