Eva Schloss (née Geiringer) was born in Vienna in 1929. After Germany annexed Austria in March 1938 (an event known as the Anschluss), Eva, her parents Erich and Fritzi, and her older brother ...

As soon as Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, the Geiringer family – parents Erich and Fritzi, children Eva and her older brother, Heinz – knew they had to leave Austria. Unable to escape ...

Sadly, our president and vice president lack knowledge of World War II history. Appeasement doesn’t work. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain ...

Anti-appeasers, such as Winston Churchill, were alarmed by Germany's annexation of Austria. They believed that if Hitler had a true claim to Austria, he should have used negotiation and diplomacy ...

Helma Goldmark, an Austrian-born Jew, turned 12 in 1938, the year it became evident that she was no longer safe in her homeland. In March, Nazi Germany annexed Austria in an event known as the ...

In March 1938, Nazi Germany annexed a none-too reluctant Austria, an event known as the Anschluss. This marked the first major territorial expansion for Germany in the run-up to World War Two.