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Jura Soyfer - Gedenktafel

Lindengasse 41, Neubau (1070), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Stein, Glas
Address
Lindengasse 41
District
Neubau (1070)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.19988, 16.34965
Object number
109222

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1752 map "Autriche septentrionale." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1752 · Autriche septentrionale. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1848 · Plan der k.k. haupt- und residenzstadt Wien (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
  • 1866 · Plan der Haupt-u. Residenz Stadt Wein mit der neuen Bezirkseintheilung, Strassenbenennung… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

Inschrift

Jura Soyfer / 1912-1939 / in diesem Haus wohnte der / Dramatiker und Lyriker / Jura Soyfer. / Er wurde am 17. November 1937 / verhaftet. / Am 16. Februar 1939 starb er / im KZ Buchenwald. / Mit ihm ging eine der größten / Hoffnungen der / antifaschistischen Literatur / in Österreich verloren. / und dennoch schliesst / die Augen nicht! / Dem Sturme blickt / ins Angesicht, / denn ihr sollt alles wissen! / (Jura Soyfer) / Errichtet 2015 mit Unterstützung des Nationalfonds der Republik / Österreich für Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, des Zukunftsfonds / der Republik Österreich, der Stadt Wien und des Bezirks Neubau.

English translation

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Inscription

Jura Soyfer / 1912-1939 / in this house lived the / dramatist and lyricist / Jura Soyfer. / He was arrested on 17 November 1937. / On 16 February 1939 he died / in Buchenwald concentration camp. / With him one of the greatest / hopes of / anti-fascist literature / in Austria was lost. / and yet do not close / your eyes! / Look the storm / full in the face, / for you shall know everything! / (Jura Soyfer) / Erected 2015 with the support of the National Fund of the Republic / of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, the Future Fund / of the Republic of Austria, the City of Vienna and the district of Neubau.

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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