Downtown
März 2010 © Thomas Kleissl
33, Maria-Theresien-Straße
Ilse Adler lived with her mother Alice, née Bauer at 33, Maria-Theresien-Straße. On the night of the pogrom they were called on by several men who were searching for the father Wilhelm Adler. Without having achieved anything they disappeared again.
At this time Wilhelm Adler was with his daughter at 18, Falkstraße.
Ilse Adler was married to the Dane Andy Mikkelsenin England and died on September 22nd, 2002.
Ilse Adler, 1940 (a)
On January 1st, 2003 Andy Mikkelsen wrote in the guestbook:
“I appreciate this effort of the Innsbruck authorities. My wife Ilse, nee Adler died 22nd September 2002. I am sorry that she did not live to see this memorial to her family. Regards Andy Mikkelsen”
In May 2007 they began to pull down the building 33-35, Maria-Theresien-Straße, where the former famous department store “Bauer & Schwarz” was located until to its Aryanisation in November 1938.
The architectural competition for the new shopping mall “Kaufhaus Tyrol” was very controversial, but by the end of 2009 the new shopping centre should be established. The adjacent building “Schindlerhaus” will be renovated and the former Café Schindler is going to be reopened.
Café Schindler, 29, Maria-Theresien-Straße, 15. April 1938 (b)
On 4 March 2010 the new “Kaufhaus Tyrol” was opened. A demonstrator who wanted to draw attention to the Jewish history of the place was forcibly removed and reported to the police because of disturbance of public order, causing undue noise and offence against decency. (1, 2)
On 22 July 2010 a memorial stone was revealed in the lobby of the Kaufhaus Tyrol. Speeches were held by the president of the Jewish religious community Dr. Esther Fritsch, the CEO of Signa Holding Renè Benko, the mayor of Innsbruck Mag. Christine Oppitz-Plörer as well as the president of the Tyrolean parliament DDr. Herwig van Staa. The commemorative lecture was held by historian Dr. Horst Schreiber. (3, 4)
update 24.10.2018
Translation:
Gerhard Buzas
Literature:
Christoph W. Bauer < "Die Blumen, die Liebe, das Schöne - Mit Judith Shomroni in Givat Shapiro" > in: Die zweite Fremde – Zehn jüdische Lebensbilder, Haymon Verlag Innsbruck-Wien 2013, S 82-100
Gad Hugo Sella < Die Juden Tirols – Ihr Leben und Schicksal > Israel 1979
Horst Schreiber < "Das Warenhaus Bauer & Schwarz und seine Gründer 1867-1964" > in: Horst Schreiber (Hg.), Von Bauer & Schwarz zum Kaufhaus Tyrol, StudienVerlag 2010, S 15-150
Horst Schreiber < "Mit Innsbruck gewachsen - mit Innsbruck verwachsen." Das Kaufhaus Bauer & Schwarz und seine Gründerfamilien > in: Thomas Albrich (Hg.), Von Salomon Sulzer bis “Bauer & Schwarz” – Jüdische Vorreiter der Moderne in Tirol und Vorarlberg, Haymon Verlag 2009, S 325 – 357
Andrea Sommerauer / Hannes Schlosser < "Das Kaufhaus Tyrol - ein Mythos" > in: Horst Schreiber (Hg.), Von Bauer & Schwarz zum Kaufhaus Tyrol, StudienVerlag 2010, S 153-224
Picture credits:
(a) Private ownership © Andy und Peter Mikkelsen
(b) Café Schindler © Niko Hofinger
References:
Andy and Peter Mikkelsen – guestbook, various emails
(1) http://www.imzoom.info/article.php/20100304234245975 – Visit 27.03.2010
(2) http://www.tt.com/csp/cms/sites/tt/%C3%9Cberblick/Chronik/ChronikTirol/ChronikTirolContainer/382356-8/ungl%C3%BCckliche-festnahme.csp – Visit 27.03.2010
(3) http://www.tt.com/csp/cms/sites/tt/Tirol/1033903-2/das-kaufhaus-tyrol-gedenkt-seiner-geschichte.csp – Visit 21.08.2010
(4) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Innsbruck-Austria/Kaufhaus-Tyrol/282690226264 – Visit 21.08.2010
(5) Video memorial Kaufhaus Tyrol – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPoAIGXd834 – Visit 07.10.2013