Persons | Jewish Communities of Austria

Bruno Bettelheim was born in Vienna where he studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Vienna earning a Ph.D.

Friedrich Torberg was born as Friedrich Kantor in Vienna, where he attended the Gymnasium from 1919 to 1922. Then, from

Elias Canetti was born in Ruse (Rustschuk), Bulgaria, into a Sephardi Jewish family. His mother tongue was Ladino. In 1911

Fritz Hochwalder was born in Vienna and completed his education at the Volkshochschule, Vienna. He started out as a paperhanger’s

Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was born in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. Most of his family settled in South Africa, where they played

Heinrich Friedjung was already professor of history at the Wiener Handelsakademie at the age of 24. He joined the pan-German

Karl Kraus was born in Jicin (Gitschin), Bohemia, (now in the Czech Republic). His family moved to Vienna when he

Felix Salten was born as Siegmund Salzmann in Budapest and studied in Vienna. He became a writer of light fiction,

Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna, son of a famous laryngologist, he was early attracted to the theater and began

Uriel Birnbaum was born in Vienna, the son of Nathan Birnbaum a renowned author and philosopher. His artistic talents in