Therese Zauser was born on December 4, 1910 in Feldkirch/ Austria. Her father Johann was the court clerk’s chief director at the Feldkirch Public Prosecutor’s Office. In his spare time, he was a passionate angler and therefore also chairman of the Fisheries District Committee. Her mother Theresa was a housewife and part-time zither teacher. Therese Read More…
Even in times of crises and war, circuses have remained a popular form of amusement. Likewise, in the Nazi era circuses also attracted audiences hungry for entertainment. Moreover, within the Nazi sphere of control in Europe, circuses as cosmopolitan and mobile spheres could also offer refuge to those persecuted by the Nazi Regime and their Read More…
Project coordinator Dr. Malte Gasche received his PhD. in Scandinavian Studies from the Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany). He is a researcher and project manager at the Centre for Nordic Societies at the University of Helsinki (Finland). He has managed several international summer schools on various topics (‘Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies’, Roma and Read More…
