Download or read book Austrians and Jews in the Twentieth Century written by Robert S. Wistrich and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-11-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between Austrians and Jews in the twentieth-century has been tragic. In the age of Franz Joseph, Jews achieved a degree of security, although their position was already being undermined by antisemitism, ethnic conflicts and nationalism. This book examines the relationship between Austrians and Jews which culminated in the 1938 Anschluss and the Holocaust. It also shows how antisemitism survived the War and how the ground was prepared for the international isolation of Austria during the Waldheim Affair.