Language:
German
Year of publication:
2011
Titel der Quelle:
Chilufim; Zeitschrift für jüdische Kulturgeschichte
Angaben zur Quelle:
11 (2011) 43-80
Keywords:
Intermarriage
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National socialism Philosophy
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Jews
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Mischlinge (Nuremberg Laws of 1935)
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World War, 1939-1945 Conscript labor
Abstract:
In 1938 there were between 25,000-31,000 "Mischlinge", "Geltungsjuden" (Mischlinge who were categorized as Jews), baptized Jews, and Jews in mixed marriages in Vienna, in addition to the 197,249 members of Jewish community. In the first few years after the Anschluss, these categories generally avoided persecution, but their situation became increasingly threatened from 1941 on. Their deportation and sterilization was discussed on a national and local level, Anton Brunner and the Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung in Vienna being the main force behind demands for harsher persecution. Discusses the specific situation of each category, and the constant insecurity that marked their existence. Some Jewish partners in mixed marriages were deported and many were randomly arrested, while everyday life became increasingly illegal, becoming impossible to keep it up without violating anti-Jewish legislation. Following the large deportations in October 1942, 8,102 Jews remained in Vienna, most of them in mixed marriages. They were subjected to even greater scrutiny, as were persons denounced for "race defilement". Almost all of the 4,100 Jews that remained in Vienna after the liberation had non-Jewish spouses. Despite all the pressure, only 6% of these couples divorced, a fact that increased chances for the Jewish partner's survival.
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