: The 'Anschluss'

'Filmed diary of an exile' by Magali Magne

As part of the commemorative year (1938)

Published on 1 December 2017

In 1936, at the birth of his son, Robert Bernas bought an 8 mm Eumig camera in Vienna and began filming as an amateur. In 1938, it is the 'Anschluss'.

Vienna before the night

As part of the commemorative year (1938)

Published on 30 November 2017

Based on the images of the eponymous film, Vienna before night follows the story of Wolf Leib Fränkel, great-grandfather of the author, who settles in this city upon his return from Ellis Island and dies there in 1929 before "the Nazi night" falls on Europe.