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  Postamt Christkindl
The historic town of Hohenems and its population of roughly 14,000 is in the heart of the Rhine Valley in Vorarlberg, in close proximity to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
The development of Hohenems is closely connected with the history of the aristocratic lords of Hohenems.
Hohenems first stepped into the limelight of history at the end of the 12th century, and later became famous as the place where manuscripts A and C of the Nibelungenlied were found.
www.christkindl.at /english/marken/2003.php   (250 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - VORARLBERG:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Jews lived in the city and territory of Bregenz in the Middle Ages, but were all expelled from the country by an edict of 1559.
Since 1617 Hohenems has had a Jewish community, to which all the Jews of Tyrol and Vorarlberg were assigned by the law of 1890.
The Jews of Vorarlberg have frequently distinguished themselves in the history of the country, as, for instance, in the war with Napoleon in 1809, and have contributed much to the promotion of commerce and industry.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=111&letter=V   (326 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - SULZER, SALOMON:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Austrian cantor and composer; born at Hohenems, Tyrol, March 30, 1804; died at Vienna Jan. 17, 1890.
He was educated for the cantorate, studying first under the cantors of Endingen (Switzerland) and Carlsruhe, with whom he traveled extensively, and later under Salomon Eichberg, cantor at Hohenems and Düsseldorf.
In 1820 Sulzer was appointed cantor at Hohenems, where he modernized the ritual, and introduced a choir.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=1161&letter=S   (375 words)

  
 News
The envisaged venues were the "Rittersaal" (Knights' Hall), at that time impossible to heat, in Hohenems Palace, the palace courtyard, which was undergoing restoration, and the parish church of St. Charles.
Hermann Prey accepts Hohenems Palace as venue for the event on the basis of the photographs and also accepts the proposed concert programme.
The day before he visits Hohenems Palace for the first time and his future participation in the Schubertiade project is publicly announced at a press conference.
www.schubertiade.at /Schubertiade/info_geschichte.2.1.html   (825 words)

  
 The Counts of Hohenems 1613-1712
When Ludwig, the last of the Counts of Sulz, sold Vaduz and Schellenburg to his son-in-law, Count Kaspar of Hohenems, the people of Liechtenstein were to experience a century of war, pestilence, famine and evil.
By 1613, France had cut off the communications routes from Italy to Burgundy and Flanders, forcing the Spanish to use the passes of the Central Alps in the Habsburg territories in Italy and Tyrol.
The Counts of Hohenems were at the zenith of their power and as allies of the Austrians wanted to set up a buffer state between Austria and Switzerland.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/liechtenstein/98520   (416 words)

  
 Honenems
In the middle of Vorarlberg, is Hohenems, six kilometers southwest of Dornbirn at the foot of the 700 meter high Schloßberg.
The development of the small city on the old Rhine is largely related to the fame of the royal counts of Ems, to whoms existence the castle ruins in old Ems (Altems) still testify.
The cosy and quiet character of Hohenems is suited for a stay far away from the vacation bustle.
pages.britishlibrary.net /mikepymm/honenems.htm   (175 words)

  
 israelinsider: anti-Semitism: Jewish museum in Austria exhibits anti-Semitic objects to provoke debate
In 1860, Hohenems, a town of 14,000 people near Austria's western border with Switzerland, had a vibrant Jewish community of 560.
That means the Holocaust is not "the overshadowing one aspect of history that dominates everything else," said Loewy, who moved to the town from Frankfurt, Germany, in 2004.
American descendants of Hohenems' Jews have formed a 150-member group that supports the museum.
web.israelinsider.com /Articles/AntiSemi/7263.htm   (986 words)

  
 Juden in Göppingen und Jebenhausen
As the trend of migration into the cities was to be observed everywhere at this time, this phenomena also took its toll upon the population of the Israelite community in Hohenems.
Due to the authorization of the separation of the Jews in Tyrol from the Jewish community in Hohenems, a heavy dispute was started.
Aron Tänzer, Rabbi in Hohenems, field rabbi in the World War from 1914-1918, knight of high decoration, author of scientific texts, born January 30, 1871, died… then leave room for the inscription of my second wife.
www.edjewnet.de /taenzer/taenzer_en.htm   (2061 words)

  
 Jewish community Innsbruck - History
In the Tyrol-Vorarlberg region, the Jewish village of Hohenems had existed since 1617, so the centre of Jewish life was in the province of Vorarlberg.
However, over the course of the 19th century, most of the members of the Hohenems community left.
The Jewish museum in Hohenems was opened, and historians published the first books on Tyrol during the Nazi era.
www.ikg-innsbruck.at /home_en.php?id=5000   (1163 words)

  
 JUF News and Public Affairs
HOHENEMS, Austria, Nov. 14 (JTA) -- In October 1944, a rabbi in Brooklyn turned to the Jewish Theological Seminary for advice on an unusual problem.
Tucker's story is one of the fascinating tales presented in a exhibition called ``Cantormania," now on at the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, a small town in the far western tip of Austria.
During his long career, he revolutionized the role and image of the cantor and, with his compositions and choir arrangements, left an impact on synagogue music that is still felt today.
www.juf.org /news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=5565   (1070 words)

  
 Hohenems: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The updated page can be found at: hohenems
Hohenems is a town in the westernmost Austria (Austria: A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century) n province of Vorarlberg (Vorarlberg: vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state of austria....
Hohenems' attractions include a palace dating back to the 16th century (16th century: (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries)...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/hohenems   (223 words)

  
 Hohenems Bodensee-Alpenrhein Tiscover Welcome
The historical town Hohenems is situated in the heart of the Vorarlberg Rhine valley and therefore conveniently placed as regards transport facilities.
The cultural town Hohenems is at the crossing of "Unterland" and "Oberland" in the Rhine vallley.
In the Renaissance palace Hohenems a Nibelung script A and C was found.
www.tiscover.at /at/guide/65622sy,en,DIEP/objectId,RGN325at,curr,EUR,season,at1/home.html   (120 words)

  
 Jewish Museum Hohenems - Home
The Jewish Museum of Hohenems, as a regional museum, remembers the rural Jewish community of Hohenems and its various contributions to the development of Vorarlberg and the surrounding regions.
The museum also deals with the end of the community of Hohenems, the regional Nazi history, the expulsion or deportation of the last members of the community, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.
The permanent exhibition in the Heimann-Rosenthal Villa, which was built in 1864, documents the history of the Jewish community in Hohenems which existed for over three centuries until its destruction during the era of the Nazi regime.
www.jm-hohenems.at /index.php?id=1&lang=1   (256 words)

  
 Dornbirn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the administrative center of the district (Bezirk) Dornbirn, which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau.
With four stops along this line Dornbirn also has the most stops of Vorarlberg's municipalities.
A small airport is located at nearby Hohenems, and near the coast of Lake Constance there are a number of gliding clubs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dornbirn   (420 words)

  
 Hohenems, Austria
Southwest of Dornbirn lies the popular summer resort of Hohenems (432m/1,417ft; pop.
Every year in June a "Schubertiade" is held here, which, as the name suggests, concentrates on works by the famous composer Franz Schubert.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by law.
www.planetware.com /austria/hohenems-a-v-hohen.htm   (66 words)

  
 Willkommen beim Museum in Hohenems - Stoffels Säge-Mühle
Willkommen beim Museum in Hohenems - Stoffels Säge-Mühle
Mentioned for the first time in 1549 in connection with inherited estates, the Count of Hohenems' mill monopoly supplied the population of Hohenems with the necessary daily rations of flour.
Later three weaving mills, a spinning mill, a dye-work and a printing office were established on the stream.
www.museum-stoffels-saege-muehle.at /e-historisch.html   (133 words)

  
 Jüdisches Museum Hohenems - Home
Das Jüdische Museum Hohenems als regionales Museum mit internationaler Ausstrahlung erinnert an die landjüdische Gemeinde Hohenems und deren vielfältige Beiträge zur Entwicklung Vorarlbergs und der umliegenden Regionen.
Entlang dieser Bruchlinien der regionalen und globalen Geschichte widmet es sich den Menschen und ihren Geschichten und pflegt Beziehungen zu den Nachkommen jüdischer Familien aus Hohenems in aller Welt.
Die Dauerausstellung in der 1864 erbauten Villa Heimann-Rosenthal dokumentiert die Geschichte der Jüdischen Gemeinde Hohenems, die über drei Jahrhunderte, bis zu ihrer Vernichtung in der NS-Zeit, existierte.
www.jm-hohenems.at /index.php?id=1&lang=1   (205 words)

  
 indebergen.nl
Het festival is vernoemd naar de bekende componist Schubert.
Het festival is het hele jaar door op verschillende plaatsen in Hohenems en Schwarzenberg.
De premiere van "Der Troubadour", naar de opera van Guisseppe Verdi; een romantisch stuk met liefde, jaloezie en waanzinnige lust.
www.indebergen.nl /VlgVnt.asp?idVillage=ATVORA006   (181 words)

  
 Personality of the Week - Sulzer
Born in Hohenems, Austria, to a family of rich manufacturers, he was appointed cantor at the main synagogue in his hometown when only 16.
Salomon Sulzer: cantor, composer, innovator : an exhibition from the State of Vorarlberg and the Jewish Museum, Hohenems (Austria) / [idea and concept, Bernhard Purin].
Kantor Salomon Sulzer und seine Zeit: eine Dokumentation.
www.bh.org.il /Names/POW/Sulzer.asp   (195 words)

  
 Graz Giants vs Blue Devils Hohenems (May 02, 2004)
Graz Giants vs Blue Devils Hohenems (May 02, 2004 at Hohenems) SACKS (UA-A): Graz Giants-None.
Quickie Statistics (Final) Graz Giants vs Blue Devils Hohenems (May 02, 2004 at Hohenems) GIA DEV Score.........................
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) Austrian Football League Graz Giants vs Blue Devils Hohenems (May 02, 2004 at Hohenems) G 1-10 G35 GIA ball on GIA30.
www.afboe.at /stats/afl/4112.HTM   (3099 words)

  
 EJP | Culture | Jewish artist in Kitsch display
The exhibition, being shown at the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, Austria, features the creative work of German artist Anna Adam.
Her project, called Adam’s Delicatessen, makes up the bulk of the show, which is being promoted with the motto ‘Identity shopping, God in detail and nostalgia for the objects of happiness.’
The exhibit runs until October 8, 2005 at the Jewish Museum Hohenems, Austria.
www.ejpress.org /article/culture/1986   (495 words)

  
 The Forward Newspaper Online: In a Corner of Austria, A Curator Plays With a Taboo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The far-western Austrian market town of Hohenems (population 14,000) is a good place to take in a chamber orchestra during one of many regional summer music festivals or to learn about water-driven mill technology, once a mainstay of the town's economy.
The director of the Jüdisches Museum Hohenems (pronounced HOE-nems), Hanno Loewy, doubles as the town's sole Jewish inhabitant.
In England and the Netherlands, for example, Holocaust educators have started to focus on more constructive iconography meant to celebrate Jewish accomplishment rather than mourn Jewish tragedy.
www.forward.com /main/printer-friendly.php?id=4786   (847 words)

  
 Dropzone Database: Skydive Hohenems Reviews
know hohenems only as tandem-passenger, but you feel really welcome there.
Hohenems is the best place to go if you hapen to be in southern germany, norhern switzerland or in Vorarlberg (that the place where it's at).
Absolutely great landscape (on clear days you can see far into the swiss and austrian alps)
www.dropzone.com /cgi-bin/dropzone/review.cgi?ID=605   (188 words)

  
 CJAD 800 : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Updated at 13:53 on December 18, 2005, EST.
HOHENEMS, Austria (AP) - The exhibit in the basement of the Jewish museum has the feel of a cozy antique shop or an old-fashioned apartment.
But a closer look at the paintings, paperweights, pipes and other knickknacks reveals something chilling: They are all anti-Semitic, featuring large, crooked noses and other unflattering caricatures of Jews.
www3.cjad.com /content/cp_article.asp?id=/global_feeds/CanadianPress/EntertainmentNews/e121819A.htm   (791 words)

  
 Hohenems Jobs and Employment
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 Hohenems, Austria Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (HOH/all)
Hohenems, Austria Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (HOH/all)
Compare Hohenems hotel rates from most suppliers and reserve online.
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 Urban Rock outdoor equipment I Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Österreich I Rucksäcke I Bekleidung I Zelte I ...
Urban Rock outdoor equipment I Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Österreich I Rucksäcke I Bekleidung I Zelte I Schlafsäcke
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77, 6845 Hohenems, Austria, Telefon +43 (0)5576 727 22, Fax +43 (0)5576 783 77
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 ASN Aircraft accident description Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 OE-FDL - Hohenems Airport (HOH)
ASN Aircraft accident description Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 OE-FDL - Hohenems Airport (HOH)
Taking off from runway 05 for a paradropping mission, the pilot felt some vibration and immediately carried out a forced landing instead of trying to fly over 20m high trees, some 500m beyond the runway.
The Skyvan touched down and ran through a number of ditches.
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Christian Klien   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Date of birth: February 2, 1983 - Hohenems, Austria
Klien started racing in karts when he was 13, winning races in Switzerland and Austria, as his home town of Hohenems was located right on the border between the two countries.
During that time he became a qualified sheet metal worker.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-12489.html   (351 words)

  
 Hohenems Hotel Rooms Holiday/Vacation Info
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 Banff 2005 Photography Winners - GreatOutdoors.com
Climber -- Mitch Toelderer on Cliff Drop, Arlberg Area, Austria by Peter Mathis, Hohenems, Austria
Crystal Hills, Hohenems, Austria, by Peter Mathis, Hohenems, Austria
Rob Bhuchanan of Revelstoke, BC, Canada, won for his photo Sir Donal Range, Rogers Pass, Selkirk Mountains, BC, for submitting the best overall photograph from the Yellowstone to Yukon Region (Y2Y).
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