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Regular guests - Jews at SemmeringRegular guests. Jews at Semmering. An indispensable work that sheds light on Jewish life in Semmering for the first time.
Danielle Spera, Dr., studied journalism and political science. The award-winning former journalist and ORF presenter was Director of the Jewish Museum Vienna from 2010 to 2022 and has been Executive Director of Kunst.Medien.Judentum and a member of the Board of the Leopold Museum Private Foundation since 2022. Author of numerous books and articles.
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Semmering - a popular summer resort region since the 19th century. It has a long history with Jewish guests, stretching from the Middle Ages - when trade routes of Jewish merchants led through the area - to the present day. Following the expansion of the railroad, there were soon kosher hotels, Jewish doctors and a special sports and leisure culture in Semmering, which became a destination for health tourism and the center of social life. Celebrities such as Sigmund Freud, Arthur Schnitzler, Berta Zuckerkandl and others come for a summer retreat, live in villas and dress in local costumes as a sign of their affiliation. But carefree vacation days are increasingly marred by anti-Semitism, which ultimately leads to their expulsion and expropriation by the National Socialists.