Austria’s 1934 coup banned socialism and imprisoned Jewish intellectuals

Evidence

In February 1934 the Austrian constitution was annulled, the Socialist Party was banned, fascism on the Italian model was introduced, and most of the members of Lazarsfeld’s Jewish family were thrown into gaol. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 681

Categorization

• XREF: The Aschertag of February 1934 connects to broader interwar fascism history and the Frankfurt School’s forced exile. — connects to: Vienna workers staged the first mass armed anti-fascist resistance in 1934 — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 203

Broader Connections

• Vienna workers staged the first mass armed anti-fascist resistance in 1934 #expands (0.90) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 203