On June 14, 1993, I—Friedrich Stadler—was invited by the “Van Leer Jerusalem Institute” to give a lecture as part of a series on “Vienna and Jerusalem—Past, Present, Future”. This was in connection with an exhibition and catalog that was shown for the first time at the Venice Biennale under the title Vertreibung der Vernunft/The Cultural Exodus from Austria (ed. by Friedrich Stadler and Peter Weibel, Löcker Verlag, Vienna 1993; second revised and enlarged edition: Springer, Vienna—New York 1995). On this occasion, I had the pleasure of meeting the respected Austrian historian Dr. Herbert Rosenkranz (born 1924 in Vienna, died 2003 in Jerusalem). This led to a personal exchange, which included an interview that Herbert Rosenkranz conducted with Josef Schächter in 1981 and deposited as an audio cassette at Yad Vashem, where he also worked as an archivist and department head. He then taught at the universities in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (Hebrew University), where he supported the memorial service of young Austrians. His main works include the books Verfolgung und Selbstbehauptung. The Jews in Austria 1938–1945 (1978), Reichskristallnacht. 9. November 1938 in Austria (1968), His late brother Kurt Rosenkranz founded the Jewish Institute for Adult Education in Vienna in 1993.