Die Erinnerung an die Krimmler Tauernflucht 1947. Wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung, Vermittlung und Initiativen in der Public History

Abstract

The memory of the Krimmler Tauernflucht. Scientific research and public history initiatives

The following seminar paper examines the memory of the Krimmler Tauernflucht, a journey of a group of Jews from Eastern Europe across an Austrian alpine pass to reach Palestine in 1947. For almost forty years, this historical event was ignored by historians and the public, but the anniversaries in 1997, 2007 and 2017 as well as the founding of Alpine Peace Crossing in 2007 have brought new momentum. As a result, various initiatives have emerged and the crossing is now also being prominently addressed in the field of public history.