Journal of Austrian-American History

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Die Dichterin Rose Ausländer | DI | 24 02 2026 | 16:05 Heute reimen wir auf Ukrainisch Frühling 2022. In einem Badezimmer im ukrainischen Czernowitz sitzt eine Frau vor ihrem Laptop. Sie hat Geflüchtete aus Kiew und Mariupol einquartiert und ihr Arbeit...

Ausländer hatte eine sehr interessante und wichtige Beziehung zu den USA – nicht nur zu New York, sondern auch zu Minneapolis und anderen Städten.

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Excellent Finding Aids online for preparing an application for a GHI Research Fellowship or just checking their holdings.

www.germansociety.org/horner-library

Looking ahead to forthcoming issue of *Journal of Austrian-American History*

Articles on 1952 Vienna performance of *Porgy and Bess,* Otto Habsburg in wartime New York, American disorganization in post-1945 Austria, and more.

As Captain Beefheart used to say, "I cannot go back to your frownland."

How a 1897 Massacre of Pennsylvania Coal Miners Morphed From a Galvanizing Crisis to Forgotten History The death of 19 immigrants may have unified the labor movement, but powerful interests left their fates unrecognized until decades later

From the "steppes of Hungary"

"Sheriff James Martin & deputies were tried in 1898 for killing one miner but acquitted after defense attorneys characterized miners as 'invaders from the Steppes of Hungary' who had come to America to destroy peace and liberty"

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...

Habsburg Railroad Engineers in America by Henry Blood | The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies In studying the development of railroads in the Habsburg Empire, I initially had no idea there would be any link between Europe and the United States of

Railroad tracks that reach across the Atlantic...

botstiberbiaas.org/habsburg-rai...

‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research

I guess this means they will miss the Vienna Philharmonic performing at the Kennedy Center in March.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Jana Brejchová: Czech film icon and first wife of director Miloš Forman dies at 86 The renowned Czech actress and star of A Night in Karlstein and Karel Zeman’s The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is remembered for her work in film, television, and theater.

www.praguereporter.com/home/2026/2/...

📢 CfP: The Yugoslav Wars & Post-Cold War Europe
📍 Regensburg, December 9–11, 2026

We invite proposals for presentations on all aspects of the Yugoslav Wars. 🔗 www.ifz-muenchen.de/aktuelles/au...

This conference is organised jointly with @leibniz-ios.de and @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Vienna Philharmonic | Kennedy Center "Devoted to tending the fire of tradition" (The New York Times), the legendary Vienna Philharmonic returns with a magnificent program led by Grammy Award®–

Wiener Philharmoniker haben in den letzten 10+ Jahren (!!) meines Wissens nie ein Konzert im Kennedy Center/in D.C. gespielt, aber haben jetzt offenbar kein Problem das MAGA-Konzerthaus mit ihrer Musik zu unterstützen. Werde ich mir merken.

www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/exp...

2026 Botstiber lecture in Austrian Studies

The Jewish Community of Vienna in the Middle Ages: A Turbulent History and its Material Remains

🗓️ 4 February 🕛 Noon-2p.m. 📍223 Philosophy Hall

🔗Register for this event on our website
events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/31...

networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Einweihungsfeier: Erstes Denkmal in Europa in Würdigung eines Retters von Roma und Romnja Am 2. November findet die Einweihungsfeier des neuen Denkmals in Oberpullendorf/ Felsőpulya statt. Es erinnert an György Gedeon Rohonczy (1884 -1975). Er rettete über 100 Roma vor der Ermordung in den...

First monument in Europe to recognize solidarity with Roma and Romnja people -- through actions that saved them from deportation -- during the Holocaust stands in Oberpullendorf, Burgenland, since last November.

György Gedeon Rohonczy.

www.erinnern.at/termine/alle...

Apply now for Bucerius History Scholarship at the Central European University in Vienna    Are you passionate about history, interested in pursuing a Master’s degree, and speak fluent English? Then… |... Apply now for Bucerius History Scholarship at the Central European University in Vienna    Are you passionate about history, interested in pursuing a Master’s degree, and speak fluent English? Then se...

The Gerd Bucerius Scholarship, funded by ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS in partnership with CEU, supports outstanding MA students in Historical Studies.

The scholarship includes:
1️⃣ 100% tuition waiver
2️⃣ monthly stipend
3️⃣ one-time research allowance of € 1.000

www.linkedin.com/posts/zeit-s...

My review of 'Controlled Freedom: Allied Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955', edited by Oliver Rathkolb and Agnes Meisinger ( @dgb-history.bsky.social ), has been published in @ahy-history.bsky.social!

@cas-umn.bsky.social @botstiberinstitute.bsky.social #Vienna

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Translator Talk | Adventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, with Mikhl Yashinsky | Yiddish Book Center Zoom | Thursday, February 26, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. ET

Max Spitzkopf, the great Vienna detective and Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, now appearing in English translation, with a translator talk at the Yiddish Book Center.

www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/upcom...

Would not mind seeing a bit more coverage of today's General Strike in Minneapolis in the Austrian media.

Die Stadtbücherei Wien ist nun mit ihrem Bluesky-Account fest im Spiel.

Bekanntlich hat Hollywood auch im Jahr 1933 das Schreckbild wiederbelebt.

#KingKong

Exhibition Opening: And That's True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal On January 22, LBI will open the exhibition And That's True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal. The event will feature a reading by renowned actor Toni Kalem (The Sopranos).

"The exhibition features photographs, manuscripts, rare books, and archival materials that trace Segal’s journey from prewar Vienna to New York..."

www.lbi.org/events/exhib...

Recalling the story that Enver Hoxa told his people on New Year's Eve that next year would be worse than this year, but it would still be much better than the year that would follow.

Václav Horčička writes that, in 1917, at meeting of returned U.S. consuls, Austrian authorities said many emigrants would return after war. Hungary alone expected 300,000.

Only Czechs had entirely broken up with Austria.

Consuls and Consulates conference -- abstract deadline today.

Peak hate against great Fritz Kreisler, married to an American woman.

In 1917, Pittsburgh mayor declared he would gladly convene a jury to judge Kreisler. Eventually, Kreisler canceled all U.S. charity concerts.

Hamlet used to say, "It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it."

Au musée Picasso de Barcelone, l’auteur d’« Ubu roi » en majesté L’établissement catalan consacre une exposition riche de près de 500 pièces, dont des raretés, à l’impact de l’œuvre d’Alfred Jarry sur les arts.

A great exhibition on Alfred Jarry at the Museu Picasso - Ubu Painter: Alfred Jarry and the Arts www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...

" What events culminate in the tearing apart of previous systems? And what comes after?"

Conference:
"Ruptures in European History Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty"

2026graceh.wixsite.com/home

Hope? Yes, hoping it does not get a lot worse...

Call for Proposals 2026 ASEEES Annual Convention - Submission Site Now Open
Theme: States and Empires
Spotlight on Balkan Studies
Deadline: March 1
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#ASEEES26

What the hell is high protein Spätzle what is wrong with everyone

Apply! Apply! Apply to participate in this fascinating June 25-26 conference in Vienna studying the role of Habsburg consuls in global history (especially US). Due: Jan 16; networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Ice, Ice, Baby - der Neusiedlersee ist danke der anhaltenden Kälte zugefroren. (Betreten auf eigene Gefahr, Quelle Video: Feratel)