Die Stadt ohne Juden (1924)
13KDie Stadt ohne Juden: Directed by H.K. Breslauer. With Eugen Neufeld, Hans Moser, Anny Miletty, Johannes Riemann. Jews are expelled from the city of Utopia.
“u0026quot;A title card at the beginning of the film identifies the year as 1976, but everything looks like 1924. u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is based on a bestseller of the times by Hugo Bettauer, a satirical utopia with the same title. It was a satire, not science-fiction. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;This film is preaching to the choir. In 1924, a few people were already aware of the growing trend of European anti-Semitism and its danger to everyone. But most adults in 1924 either didnu0026#39;t give a damn about European Jews, or actively supported the politicians who advocated u0026quot;relocationu0026quot; of unwanted Jewish citizens.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis unfortunately shows a lack of knowledge, at least of the history of Vienna. (too long to explain here, just research it. ) Bettauer, author of the novel, was shot 5 times on march 10, 1925 by right-winger Otto Rothstock, and died on the next day, becoming the first prominent victim of the rise of national-socialism in Austria. 16 years later Ida Jenbach, co-author of the script, was deported to a concentration camp from which she never came back.”
