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Exhibit Opening Reception – Exile. Experience and Testimony
Wed. Sep. 12, 2018 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
“Exile. Experience and Testimony”, a traveling exhibition of the Deutsches Exilarchiv/German Exile Archive 1933-1945, will soon be on display at the German Society of Pennsylvania! Please join us on September 12 at 7pm for a special exhibit opening event with commentary from Dr. Frank Trommler, Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Pennsylvania. The exhibit will be on display in the German Society’s Joseph Horner Memorial Library during library opening hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-4pm) from September 13 through October 11, as well as on the weekends of September 22/23 and October 13/14 from 11am-3pm. If you plan to attend the opening reception on September 12, please call or email the office.
Despite stringent visa requirements and a restrictive quota system that limited immigration options depending on the country of origin, the US was an important country for emigres seeking refuge during the National Socialist era, admitting a total of 130,000 to 140,000 German-speaking refugees.
The great importance of the USA for those persecuted by National Socialism is evident in the recently opened permanent exhibition of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 at the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main. The numerous displays include aid organizations operating in the US, the everyday, linguistic or professional challenges in exile, and the resistance activities which exiles engaged in.
These are just a few of the themes addressed by the exhibition, which is a part of the “Year of German-American Friendship Initiative 2018/19” organized by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Goethe Institute and the Federation of German Industries.
About the German Exile Archive 1933–1945
The German Exile Archive 1933–1945 of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main collects publications by German-speaking emigrants as well as their personal papers and documents from the years of the Nazi dictatorship. The publications include all the books, brochures and periodicals published outside Germany by German-speaking emigrants between 1933 and 1950 in the fields of literature, politics, science and Jewish emigration. The personal estates of German-speaking emigrants from all areas of expertise and professional groups are collected, as are the archives of exile organizations, and individual letters and manuscripts.
Despite stringent visa requirements and a restrictive quota system that limited immigration options depending on the country of origin, the US was an important country for emigres seeking refuge during the National Socialist era, admitting a total of 130,000 to 140,000 German-speaking refugees.
The great importance of the USA for those persecuted by National Socialism is evident in the recently opened permanent exhibition of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 at the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main. The numerous displays include aid organizations operating in the US, the everyday, linguistic or professional challenges in exile, and the resistance activities which exiles engaged in.
These are just a few of the themes addressed by the exhibition, which is a part of the “Year of German-American Friendship Initiative 2018/19” organized by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Goethe Institute and the Federation of German Industries.
About the German Exile Archive 1933–1945
The German Exile Archive 1933–1945 of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main collects publications by German-speaking emigrants as well as their personal papers and documents from the years of the Nazi dictatorship. The publications include all the books, brochures and periodicals published outside Germany by German-speaking emigrants between 1933 and 1950 in the fields of literature, politics, science and Jewish emigration. The personal estates of German-speaking emigrants from all areas of expertise and professional groups are collected, as are the archives of exile organizations, and individual letters and manuscripts.
All of our events are open to the public.
We welcome members and non-members alike.
We welcome members and non-members alike.