Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award
Encyclopedia
The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (AHMA) was founded by the Austrian Service Abroad
in 2006.
.
in Argentina
, Australia, Belgium, Brazil
, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, England, France, Hungary, Israel
, Italy, Lithuania
, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
and in the USA. They assume responsibility worldwide for the crimes committed also by the Austrian National Socialists
.
On October 17, 2006, the Chinese
historian Pan Guang
was awarded the first AHMA prize. Michael Prochazka
and Austrian Servand Abroad of the Year 2006 Martin Wallner attended the reception in Shanghai
.
The Brazilian journalist Alberto Dines
was crowned as the AHMA 2007 winner on October 24, 2007 at the Austrian consulate in Rio de Janeiro
for his effort to establish Casa Stefan Zweig
, a museum devoted to Stefan Zweig
in Petropolis
, and his book Morte no paraíso, a tragédia de Stefan Zweig.
In March 2008, Robert Hébras was assigned with the award at the Austrian embassy in Paris
in presence of Beate Klarsfeld and Andreas Maislinger
, founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
and initiator of the AHMA. Robert Hébras is one of only six survivors of the massacre of Oradour and is still giving tours at the age of 84.
For 2009 Jay M. Ipson received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award. Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America Dr. Christian Prosl visited the Virginia Holocaust Museum
and presented the award to the co-founder and Executive Director. Ipson is a Holocaust survivor from Lithuania
, who was deported to the Kovno Ghetto at the age of six.
On October 28, 2010, the Austrian ambassador to Australia, Dr. Hannes Porias, conferred the award to the Austrian-born Holocaust survivor Eva Marks
in Melbourne and read a letter of congratulations from the president of the Austrian parliament, Barbara Prammer
. Also the prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard
, sent a congratulatory letter, conferred by the Australian MP Michael Danby
.
Austrian Service Abroad
Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit initiative and was founded in 1998 by Andreas Maislinger and Andreas Hörtnagl. Since 2001 Michael Prochazka is part of the managing committee.-General Information:...
in 2006.
Meaning
The prize is annually conferred on a person who has shown special endeavors for the memory of the ShoaShoa
Shoa may refer to:* The Holocaust, named Ha-Shoah in Hebrew* Shoah .* Shoa, Ethiopia, the Shewa region, sometimes spelled Shoa* Shuwa Arabic or the Baggara Arabs* Shoa Magazine, a monthly magazine published from Pakistan...
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Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
Since 1992 more than 500 young Austrians rendered an Austrian Holocaust Memorial ServiceAustrian Holocaust Memorial Service
The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service / alternative service founded in 1992. Since 1998 it is part of the Austrian Service Abroad...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Australia, Belgium, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, England, France, Hungary, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Italy, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and in the USA. They assume responsibility worldwide for the crimes committed also by the Austrian National Socialists
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
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Presentations
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
historian Pan Guang
Pan Guang
thumb|150px|right|Dr. Pan GuangPan Guang is the Director of and Professor at the Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of European & Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Director of SCO Studies Center in Shanghai, Dean of Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai ...
was awarded the first AHMA prize. Michael Prochazka
Michael Prochazka
Michael Prochazka is an Austrian social scientist and economist and vice-chairman of the Austrian Service Abroad.- Studying:...
and Austrian Servand Abroad of the Year 2006 Martin Wallner attended the reception in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.
The Brazilian journalist Alberto Dines
Alberto Dines
Alberto Dines is a Brazilian journalist and writer. With a career spanning over five decades, Dines directed and launched several magazines and newspapers in Brazil and Portugal...
was crowned as the AHMA 2007 winner on October 24, 2007 at the Austrian consulate in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
for his effort to establish Casa Stefan Zweig
Casa Stefan Zweig
The Casa Stefan Zweig is legally regarded as a private charitable organisation, which was founded in 2006 by a group of interested private donors, to establish a museum, that is dedicated to the author, in the last residence of Stefan Zweig and his wife in Petropolis .The house, in which Stefan...
, a museum devoted to Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.- Biography :...
in Petropolis
Petrópolis
Petrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....
, and his book Morte no paraíso, a tragédia de Stefan Zweig.
In March 2008, Robert Hébras was assigned with the award at the Austrian embassy in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in presence of Beate Klarsfeld and Andreas Maislinger
Andreas Maislinger
Andreas Maislinger is an Austrian historian and founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service and Braunau Contemporary History Days.- Studying and learning :...
, founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service / alternative service founded in 1992. Since 1998 it is part of the Austrian Service Abroad...
and initiator of the AHMA. Robert Hébras is one of only six survivors of the massacre of Oradour and is still giving tours at the age of 84.
For 2009 Jay M. Ipson received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award. Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America Dr. Christian Prosl visited the Virginia Holocaust Museum
Virginia Holocaust Museum
The Virginia Holocaust Museum is a Virginia museum dedicated to depicting the Holocaust as experienced by its victims. A main part of the exhibition is about the family story of Holocaust survivor Jay M. Ipson.-History:...
and presented the award to the co-founder and Executive Director. Ipson is a Holocaust survivor from Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, who was deported to the Kovno Ghetto at the age of six.
On October 28, 2010, the Austrian ambassador to Australia, Dr. Hannes Porias, conferred the award to the Austrian-born Holocaust survivor Eva Marks
Eva Marks
Eva Marks is a survivor of the Holocaust and the wife of Stan Marks.- Life :Born in Vienna she fled to Latvia after the Kristallnacht subsequent to the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany in the hope of getting a visa for the US...
in Melbourne and read a letter of congratulations from the president of the Austrian parliament, Barbara Prammer
Barbara Prammer
Barbara Prammer is an Austrian politician for the Social Democratic Party of Austria. She has been serving as President of the National Council of Austria since 30 October 2006. She served as its Vice President from 2004 to 2006...
. Also the prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
, sent a congratulatory letter, conferred by the Australian MP Michael Danby
Michael Danby
Michael David Danby is an Australian politician and has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Melbourne Ports, Victoria...
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Winners
- 2006 Pan GuangPan Guangthumb|150px|right|Dr. Pan GuangPan Guang is the Director of and Professor at the Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of European & Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Director of SCO Studies Center in Shanghai, Dean of Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai ...
, ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China - 2007 Alberto DinesAlberto DinesAlberto Dines is a Brazilian journalist and writer. With a career spanning over five decades, Dines directed and launched several magazines and newspapers in Brazil and Portugal...
, Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil - 2008 Robert HébrasRobert HébrasRobert Hébras was one of only six persons to survive the massacre of Oradour on the 10 June 1944.Marguerite Rouffanche the only female survivor of this mass murder, which got to a national allegory for NS-Atrocity in the post war period in France...
, Oradour-sur-GlaneOradour-sur-GlaneOradour-sur-Glane is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.The original village was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company...
, France - 2009 Jay M. IpsonJay M. IpsonJay M. Ipson is a Lithuanian-American Holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia.-World War II and immigration:...
, Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, USA - 2010 Eva MarksEva MarksEva Marks is a survivor of the Holocaust and the wife of Stan Marks.- Life :Born in Vienna she fled to Latvia after the Kristallnacht subsequent to the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany in the hope of getting a visa for the US...
, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
See also
- Austrian Service AbroadAustrian Service AbroadAustrian Service Abroad is a non-profit initiative and was founded in 1998 by Andreas Maislinger and Andreas Hörtnagl. Since 2001 Michael Prochazka is part of the managing committee.-General Information:...
- Austrian Holocaust Memorial ServiceAustrian Holocaust Memorial ServiceThe Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service / alternative service founded in 1992. Since 1998 it is part of the Austrian Service Abroad...
- Andreas MaislingerAndreas MaislingerAndreas Maislinger is an Austrian historian and founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service and Braunau Contemporary History Days.- Studying and learning :...