“We Lived ... In the Ninth District” – selected testimonies of Viennese Holocaust survivors – offers harrowing insights into our history and demonstrates how the past continues to affect the present: the video installation at the Berggasse 19 Exhibition Space complements the special exhibition “The Freud Case. Documents of Injustice,” on display at the Sigmund Freud Museum. Stephen Naron, director of the Fortunoff Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, historian Julie Dawson, and filmmaker Ambrus Hernádi have created an impressive film document from the extensive resources of the Fortunoff Archive at Yale: Four women who grew up in the neighborhood around Berggasse 19 recount a happy childhood in Vienna and its abrupt end with the Anschluss in 1938. Persecution, expulsion, oppression, and a life in exile overshadowed by traumatic memories followed. The testimonies of Thea S., Edith L., Erika M., and Edith K. stand as representatives of the millions who, like Freud’s sisters, fell victim to the Holocaust. “We Lived ... In the Ninth District” is an appeal to us to shape life and all its relationships according to the principles of humanity. Academic research: Julie Dawson; Film: Ambrus Hernádi; Concept: Stephen Naron
"We Lived ... In the Ninth District" – selected testimonies of Viennese Holocaust survivors – offers harrowing insights into our history and makes clear how the past continues to have an impact: The video installation in the Berggasse 19 exhibition space expands the special exhibition “The Freud Case. Documents of Injustice”, which is on display at the Sigmund Freud Museum.
Stephen Naron, Director of the Fortunoff Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, historian Julie Dawson and filmmaker Ambrus Hernádi have created an impressive film document from the extensive resources of the Fortunoff Archives at Yale: Four women who grew up in the neighborhood of Berggasse 19 recount a happy childhood in Vienna and its sudden end with the Anschluss in 1938. Persecution, expulsion, oppression and a continued life in exile overshadowed by traumatic memories followed. The testimonies of Thea S., Edith L., Erika M. and Edith K. stand as representatives of the millions who, like Freud’s sisters, fell victim to the Holocaust.
"We Lived ... In the Ninth District" is an appeal to us to shape life and all its relationships according to the principles of humanity.
Academic editing: Julie Dawson; Film: Ambrus Hernádi; Concept: Stephen Naron
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