Family Matters: The Emigration of Elderly Jews from Vienna to the United States, 1938-1941.

An essay is presented on the subject of the emigration of elderly Austrian Jews from Vienna, Austria, to the U.S. between 1938 to 1941 following Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria, known as the Anschluss. The article discusses the Jewish Holocaust, how older Austrian-Jewish émigrés were perceived in the U.S., and how they regarded the concept of emigration. The article also discusses the influence of the Austrian Jewish community known as the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien (IKG).