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Event tip: Book Presentation “Exile in New Zealand”

08 May 2023

The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism cordially invites you to attend the presentation of Volume 7 “Exile in New Zealand” from the book series “Lives Remembered. Life Stories of Victims of National Socialism”.

Speakers include descendants of Nazi victims from Austria who emigrated to New Zealand and will speak about their experiences of persecution, flight and exile, and the cultural and social anthropologist Margit Wolfsberger, former President of the Austrian South Pacific Society, who has studied Austrian migration to Oceania in the course of several research visits and interviewed numerous Jewish refugees from Austria about their exile.

Programme

Welcome address and introductory words
Hannah Lessing
Secretary General of the National Fund

Book presentation
Renate Meissner
Scientific Director of the National Fund

Discussion on the topic “Exile in New Zealand”
Annette Offenberger, descendant, NZL
Peter Sunley, descendant, NZL, AUT
Margit Wolfsberger, cultural and social anthropologist, AUT

Moderator
Konstanze Breitebner
Actor and author, Vienna

Music
Emily Stewart, violin

Time: 24 May 2023, 6.30 pm.
Place: Austrian National Library, the Oratory in the Augustinian Wing, Josefsplatz, 1010 Vienna

The event will be followed by a reception with drinks and open sandwiches.

Free admission, limited seating!

If you wish to attend we kindly request you to RSVP by email: office@nationalfonds.org
or by telephone on (01) 408 12 63.

Programme

New_Zealand_invitation_en.pdf (796.4 KiB)

Image gallery of the book presentation

  • Volume 7 of the book series 'Lives Remembered. Life stories of victims of National Socialism'. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Presenter Konstanze Breitebner on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Hans Petschar, Director of the Picture Archive and Graphics Collection of the ÖNB at the lectern. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Secretary General of the National Fund Hannah Lessing at the lectern. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Secretary General of the National Fund Hannah Lessing at the lectern. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Renate Meissner, editor of the book series 'Lives Remembered. Life stories of victims of National Socialism' at the lectern. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Renate Meissner, editor of the book series 'Lives Remembered. Life stories of victims of National Socialism' at the lectern. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Musical accompaniment by Emily Stewart on violin. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Presenter Konstanze Breitebner on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Moderator Konstanze Breitebner (left) and cultural and social anthropologist and co-author Margit Wolfsberger in conversation. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Moderator Konstanze Breitebner (left) and cultural and social anthropologist and co-author Margit Wolfsberger in conversation. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • f.l.t.r. Peter Sunley, Konstanze Breitebner, Annette Offenberger and Margit Wolfsberger on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Moderator Konstanze Breitebner (left) and Annette Offenberger in conversation. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Moderator Konstanze Breitebner (left) and Annette Offenberger on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • f.l.t.r. Peter Sunley, Konstanze Breitebner, Annette Offenberger and Margit Wolfsberger on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Peter Sunley with microphone on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Peter Sunley on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Peter Sunley on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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  • Presenter Konstanze Breitebner on stage. Book presentation 'Exile in New Zealand' in the Oratory of the Austrian National Library, May 24, 2023.

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