2014

Barbara Prammer In Memoriam

Mag.a Barbara Prammer
The staff of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism and the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in Austria mourn the loss of the longtime Chairperson of their Boards of Trustees, …

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Appeal for artifacts for the new permanent exhibition “Far Removed. Austria in Auschwitz”

As Coordination Office for the new Austrian national exhibition at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the National Fund endorses this bid to find historical items:

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Board of Trustees approves projects for the cemeteries Ybbs/Göttsbach, Graz, Kobersdorf, Lackenbach and Hohenems

The Board of Trustees of the Fund approves the projects recommended for decision by the Advisory Board for the cemeteries Ybbs/Göttsbach, Graz, Kobersdorf, Lackenbach and Hohenems. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approves an additional application deadline, 1 September 2014. The Board of Trustees …

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Advisory Board recommends projects in Graz, Lackenbach, Kobersdorf and Ybbs/Göttsbach

The Advisory Board unanimously resolves to recommend the Board of Trustees that in future applicants must submit applications that comply with the Guidelines and have been checked and approved by a civil engineer. The Advisory Board agrees to recommend the applications submitted by the Jewish …

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Frequently Asked Questions about Events Surrounding the Restitution of the Fürth Sanatorium/Stephan Templ

Following several media reports relating to the restitution of the former Fürth Sanatorium at Schmidgasse 14, in Vienna's Josefstadt District, and the criminal proceedings against Stephan Templ, the Arbitration Panel has provided answers to some of the questions which have frequently arisen in this …

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Account of the book presentation "Exile in Africa"

On 10 April 2014 in Vienna's Palais Mollard, the National Fund presented the third volume of the series "Erinnerungen. Lebensgeschichten von Opfern des Nationalsozialismus" [Lives Remembered. Life Stories of Victims of National Socialism], which is devoted to the subject "exile in Africa".

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"Far removed. Austria in Auschwitz"

Team led by Hannes Sulzenbacher and Albert Lichtblau is commissioned with the redesign of the Austrian national exhibition at Auschwitz. Concept described as "directional" by the Board of Appraisal.

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Advisory Board recommends Hohenems sub-project II

The Advisory Board of the Fund recommends the Board of Trustees of the Fund to approve the project Hohenems sub-project II.

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Service effected for all decisions on compensation for victims of National Socialism

The Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism announces that decisions on applications for the compensation of assets have been served by deposit with the Secretary General. The following was published (in German) in the Wiener Zeitung on 1 February 2014:

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Announcement regarding the deposit of documents

All decisions of the Claims Committee which could not be serviced by 31 December 2013 and as such have not become legally binding are served by deposit with the Secretary General of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism as of 1 January 2014 pursuant to Sec. 22a (para. 5) of …

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