Although the play mostly takes place across the Danube, the Leopoldstadt neighborhood of Vienna has been the traditional hub of Jewish cultural life for centuries. The neighborhood played an important role in the transformative events of the first half of the twentieth century—and continues to be a vital part of the urban tapestry of the Austrian capital. Mechtild Widrich (School of the Art Institute) and Anna Souchuk (DePaul University) will lead this program exploring the cultural history of Leopoldstadt from the Habsburg era to today.
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