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1. www.habsburger.net › leopold-i-baroque-emperorLeopold I: the ‘Baroque emperor’ - Die Welt der Habsburger

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   The former Jewish ghetto on the Unterer Werd was renamed Leopoldstadt in honour of the emperor and the expropriated houses and land given to Catholic citizens, thus forming the nucleus of Vienna’s present-day second municipal district.

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     Dabei war Leopold I. persönlich ein schüchterner, zaudernder...

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   • Leopold I: Childhood and Youth

     Leopold was the fifth child of Emperor Ferdinand III and his...

   • Leopold I: Marriage and Family

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2. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › timeline-of-jewishTimeline of Jewish History in Austria - Jewish Virtual Library

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   The former Jewish area is renamed Leopoldstadt (Leopold’s City). Circa 1680: Samuel Oppenheimer (and his household) and later Samson Wertheimer are granted the privilege of returning to Vienna as “Court Jews”. They are active mainly as military suppliers and mediators of international loans for the emperor.

3. www.crescentcityjewishnews.com › brilliantBrilliant 'Leopoldstadt' weaves Austria's shameful past with ...

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   The arc of “Leopoldstadt,” which runs more than two hours and without intermission, impresses its audience with one central conceit. No matter how far the Jews of Vienna progressed and how distant they may have become associated with the practice of their faith, the persistent and pernicious undercurrent of antisemitism always played a ...

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4. www.spectator.co.uk › article › a-brilliantA brilliant, unrevivable undertaking: Tom Stoppard’s ...

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   Feb 15, 2020 · History will record Leopoldstadt as Tom Stoppard’s Schindler’s List. His brilliant tragic-comic play opens in the Jewish quarter of Vienna in 1899. We meet a family of intellectuals and ...

5. www.timesofisrael.com › tom-stoppards-alt-neuTom Stoppard's alt-neu Broadway play 'Leopoldstadt' is 140 ...

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   Oct 3, 2022 · “Leopoldstadt” is not set in Leopoldstadt. It’s set in an unnamed part of Vienna, a ritzier section, where a new class of assimilated Jews (or, assimilating, to be more precise) are starting ...

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6. forward.com › culture › 520005In 'Leopoldstadt,' Tom Stoppard shows that there's a ...

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   Oct 3, 2022 · Ludwig is less sanguine. “A Jew can be a great composer. He can be the toast of the town. But he can’t not be a Jew,” he says. “In the end if it doesn’t catch up on him, it will catch up ...

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   Why was the Ghetto renamed Leopoldstadt?

   • The former Jewish ghetto on the Unterer Werd was renamed Leopoldstadt in honour of the emperor and the expropriated houses and land given to Catholic citizens, thus forming the nucleus of Vienna’s present-day second municipal district. The parish church of St Leopold was established on the site of the synagogue.

   Leopold I: the ‘Baroque emperor’ - Die Welt der Habsburger

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   Where does Leopoldstadt come from?

   • The history Leopoldstadt tells comes not from Czechoslovakia but Vienna, Austria. It's an epic play that follows a large, lively, and mostly Jewish family. Thirty-seven characters are listed in the Playbill. The curtain rises on an opulent apartment in Vienna in 1899 with a tall Christmas tree.

   Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt addresses the playwright's Jewish roots - …

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   Is Leopoldstadt a Schindler's list?

   • A brilliant, unrevivable undertaking: Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt reviewed | The Spectator History will record Leopoldstadt as Tom Stoppard’s Schindler’s List. His brilliant tragic-comic play opens in the Jewish quarter of Vienna in 1899. We meet a family of intellectuals and businessmen who are celebrating their very first Christmas.

   A brilliant, unrevivable undertaking: Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt

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   How did Leopold I influence the Habsburg dynasty?

   • Leopold I was a defining figure in the history of the Habsburg dynasty. His reign saw the consolidation of the Monarchy after the Thirty Years’ War and the decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire that enabled the Habsburg Monarchy to become one of the leading Great Powers in Europe.

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8. www.npr.org › 2022/10/01 › 1126387837Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt addresses the playwright's ... - NPR

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   Oct 1, 2022 · The history Leopoldstadt tells comes not from Czechoslovakia but Vienna, Austria. It's an epic play that follows a large, lively, and mostly Jewish family. It's an epic play that follows a large ...