Persons | Jewish Communities of Austria

Peter (formerly P. Hermann) was born in Vienna on June 27, 1902. His father, Professor Dr.Victor Hammerschlag, was a renowned

Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Vienna, Austria on December 5, 1905. He made his acting debut in Max Reinhardt’s

Heinrich Eisenbach was one of several actors and playwrights who were very important in stimulating the Yiddish theatre. Eisenbach was

Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Kiesler) was born in on November 19, 1913 in Vienna , Austria. She was named, “Hedwig Eva

Karl Farkas was born in Vienna in 1893. At the age of 16, in 1913, he started his training in

Fritz Gruenbaum was born in Brunn (Brno), Moravia in July 1880. He completed his studies through high school and in

Cissy Kraner was born on January 18, 1918 in Vienna into a Roman Catholic family. Following the occupation of Austria

Adolf Sonnenthal was born in Budapest, Hungary, to a wealthy Jewish family in December 1834. As a young man he

Jacques Arndt (formerly Jacques Abrahamer; also known as Jacques Abraham and Diego A.) was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia (then part

Elisabeth Bergner attained wide recognition as an actor in cinema and on the stage. Born in Brohobycz, Ukraine she began