Paul Grosz

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Paul Grosz (* July 18, 1925 in Vienna ; † August 29, 2009 ibid) was the long-time President of the Israelite Religious Community in Vienna (1987–1998).

Life

Paul Grosz was born the son of a master furrier and, thanks to the help of a Jewish police officer, he survived the Nazi era hidden in Vienna. After the end of the war, he also learned the profession of a furrier before he made up his Matura and began studying chemistry. In 1950 he emigrated to the USA , but returned to Vienna in 1955 when his father fell ill. After his death, he took over the skinning in Margaretenstrasse.

Paul Grosz got involved in the religious community. In 1970 he was elected to the board for the first time. In 1987 he succeeded Ivan Hacker as President and held this office until 1998, when he was replaced by Ariel Muzicant . In his eleven-year term he encouraged u. a. the modernization of the parents' and care home ( Maimonides Center ) or new school buildings and facilities. 1995 saw the founding of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism , 1996, followed by international media interest was "Mauerbach" auction held at which the ICG in 1995 restituted artworks and objects for the victims of the Holocaust were auctioned, the Austrian Jews were robbed by the Nazis. In 1955 these were handed over to the Republic of Austria as "ownerless" property. Grosz also tried "to encourage every member of the community to be more self-confident in private and social life."

Awards

  • Awarded the title of Hofrat (March 1992)
  • Appointment as a citizen of the City of Vienna (December 17, 1998; presentation on March 19, 1999)
  • Appointment as honorary president of the IKG (1987)

Quote

As an Austrian, he wished that the critical handling of history would “go from lip service to a matter of course” and that the “principle of a democratic attitude”, which is so often spoken of, would be enforced.

Fonts

  • The "Jewish" point of view . In: Aurelius Freytag (Hrsg.): History and responsibility . Wiener Universitätsverlag, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-85114-028-1 .
  • Justice and National Socialist Revival . Minutes of the conference of the same name on May 15, 1990 in Vienna. Edited by the Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance . Verlag des DÖW, Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-901142-03-7 .
  • אפ על פי כן־־ Despite everything ... Aron Menczer 1917–1943 . Edited by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 1993, ISBN 3-205-98120-0 .
  • A Jewish View of the Anschluss and the Second Republic . In: William Edward Wright (Ed.): Austria. 1938-1988. Connection and fifty years . Ariadne Press, Riverside, California 1995, ISBN 1-57241-008-6 (Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought).
  • The power of images . In: Elisabeth Klamper (Red.): The power of images - anti-Semitic prejudices and myths . Exhibition catalog. Edited by the Jewish Museum Vienna. Picus-Verlag, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-85452-275-4 .
  • Abuse of market power. Anti-semitism . In: impulse. The green monthly magazine . Ed. The Greens - The Green Alternative , Vienna 1996.
  • Introduction . In: Mauerbach Benefit Sale . Auction of the works of art confiscated by the National Socialists for the benefit of the victims of the Holocaust, Vienna October 29 and 30, 1996, Christie's , Vienna 1996.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Paul Grosz will be 80 orf.at on July 17, 2005
  2. ^ Citizenship certificate of the City of Vienna for Hofrat Paul Grosz APA from March 19, 1999
personal data
SURNAME Grosz, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian furrier, President of the Jewish Community in Vienna (1987–1998)
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 2009
Place of death Vienna