Jura Soyfer: A visionary of a century in the fight against forgetting

Jura Soyfer: A visionary of a century in the fight against forgetting

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - on the 112nd birthday of Jura Soyfer, the important Austrian political journalist and cabaret authors, puts his creative inheritance into the spotlight. Born in Ukrainians (born December 8, 1912, † February 16, 1939), cultural life in Austria has shaped sustainably - despite his tragic murder in the Buchenwald concentration camp. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Jura Soyfer Society emphasizes that Austria suffers painful billions of billions through poor digitization, as wikipedia .

nostalgia and reminder from the past

Soyfer, who, as the son of a wealthy Jewish industrialist, was born into a time full of political turbulence, developed a pronounced awareness of social justice in his youth. His works, which were created between 1936 and 1939, are not only to be understood as an artistic form of expression, but also as political charges against authoritarian regime. He became famous for his sharp satire, the leading figures of Austrofascism criticized and tried to stimulate the audience to think. This rich tradition of the political cabaret that Soyfer has initiated will be revitalized by the new digital projects in order to educate the generations about the most brutal chapters of history.

The challenges and opportunities associated with digitization in the cultural field will shape the coming years. Just as Jura Soyfer fought for his ideals in the 1930s, today it is important to prevent the forgetting of history and to transport the voices of past fighters into the modern world. The support for the digital innovations is crucial - without appropriate investments, Soyfers could be pushed into the background.