Austrian Academy of Sciences Faces Its Nazi History

The new exhibit, the academy's first extended examination of its actions during the Nazi period, coincides with the 75th anniversary of Austria's annexation to Germany. After the end of World War II, the Austrian Academy of Sciences officially suspended members who had joined the Nazi Part...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 339; no. 6126; p. 1368
Main Author WALD, CHELSEA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Association for the Advancement of Science 22.03.2013
Subjects
Anniversaries
Austria
Awards
Exhibition catalogs
Genetic research
Jewish peoples
Nazism
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Nuclear research
War
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Summary:The new exhibit, the academy's first extended examination of its actions during the Nazi period, coincides with the 75th anniversary of Austria's annexation to Germany. After the end of World War II, the Austrian Academy of Sciences officially suspended members who had joined the Nazi Party—but it quickly reinstated nearly every one. This decision had lasting effects on the academy, according to an academy-sponsored poster exhibit and a hefty exhibit catalog released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the "Anschluss," the annexation of Austria to Germany in March 1938. The exhibit is the academy's first extended examination of its actions during the Nazi period.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.339.6126.1368