NELKENGASSE

documentary film
60 min
concept/editing
alexandra reill
camera/photos
alexandra reill
walter peternell
production
kanonmedia
vienna/hoy, 2008

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NELKENGASSE is a portrait of Heinz Moldau whose family was threatened by the nazis, had to flee from Vienna and lost all possessions. Describing in short form the interviews held in the film, Heinz Moldau wrote a text on his family and the story of their escape from Austria 1938 - visit: download_material/Heinz-Moldau-1938_e.pdf

The film documents the mass movement of institutional as much as private persons' aryanization in Vienna 1938.

By January 1, 1938, German Jews were prohibited from operating businesses and trades, and from offering goods and services. In the Autumn of 1938, only 40,000 of the formerly 100,000 Jewish businesses were still in the hands of their original owners. Aryanization was completed with the enactment of a regulation, the "Verordnung zur Ausschaltung der Juden aus dem deutschen Wirtschaftsleben" of November 12, 1938, through which the remaining businesses were transferred to non-Jewish owners and the proceeds taken by the state. Jewelry, stocks, real property and other valuables had to be sold below market value. Jewish employees were fired, and self-employed people were prohibited from working in their respective professions. (1)

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryanization, visit: 2008/09/23

photo by alexandra reill

museum collection entries
--- mediathek austria / vie / a / 08

screenings
--- mediathek austria / vie / a / 08

The film NELKENGASSE was produced in the framework of a cooperation of mediathek austria, kanonmedia and the project Erinnern für die Zukunft of the Municipality of 1060 Vienna.

support
--- department of culture of the city of vienna/district activities
--- municipality of 1060 vienna
--- mediathek austria/audiovisual department of technisches museum wien
--- jugend in wien - wienXtra
--- ulli fuchs

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