Persons | Jewish Communities of Austria

Willi Verkauf was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and moved to Vienna as a young man to study art. His various

Leopold Kerpel was born in Eisenstadt, Burgenland. His talent in art took him to Florence, Italy, where he studied painting

Viktor Gruen formerly David Gruenbaum (1903-1980) was born and educated in Vienna. From 1918 to 1923, he studied surface building

Felix Augenfeld was born in Vienna. He graduated from ‘Realschule’ in 1910. Augenfeld studied engineering at the Technische Hochschule of

Josef Frank was born in Baden, near Vienna, Austria. In 1910 he received his diploma as an engineer at the

Gertrud Kraus was born in Vienna. G. Kraus started her career in the 1920s when she achieved fame, having performed

Fred Berk was born in Vienna. At the age of 15 he became an apprentice to a goldsmith at which

Egon Friedell Friedmann was born in Vienna and studied in Vienna and in Heidelberg, Germany. He lived as a versatile

Gertrud Bodenwieser was born as Gertrud Bondi in Vienna. She began her studies in classical ballet with Karl Godlewsky. Her

Stella Kadmon was born in Vienna October 15, 1902. She studied acting from 1920-23 at the Vienna Academy of Music