ACFNY RECOMMENDED | MUSIC AND DISCUSSION | THE VIENNESE CAFÉ IN NEW YORK EXILE

Just in time for the ACFNY’s double anniversary, commemorating the Austrian Cultural Institute, founded 75 years ago by Jewish Austrian émigrés, and celebrating fifteen years of cultural flagship as ACFNY, we recommend this event presented by the Center of Jewish History.

Join the Center for Jewish History for an evening exploring the history of Jewish Austrian émigrés who transplanted the music of Viennese cafes to New York City. Esther Wratschko (Prins Foundation Fellow at the Center for Jewish History) will share her discoveries in the archives.

This presentation, including musical performance and historical background, will introduce you to the Viennese cabaret performers and musicians who fled the terrors of the Nazi regime to make a living in New York by opening cafés serving lavish pastry and Viennese melange (coffee with steamed milk). The cafés served as both a social platform for German-speaking immigrants and a stage for the former stars of the Viennese musical cabaret. Well-known performers like Hermann Leopoldi and Fritz Spielmann performed their typical Wienerlied there, charming the hearts of the nostalgic émigrés and Americans alike. If you´re wondering what a Viennese melange is made of and what a Wienerlied sounds like, you will learn it all during this entertaining evening, cream-filled and with sour cherry on top!

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Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011