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Ausschnitt der illustrierten Titelseite des London Diary von Lili Cassel. Ein zeichnendes Mädchen sitzt zwischen Wolken vermutlich auf einem Sperrballon zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen. Die Illustrationen sind mit Tusche und Wasserfarben gemalt.

Dr. Vincent C. Frank Steiner (1930–2025) – In memoriam

Dr. Vincent C. Frank-Steiner Photo: Deutsches Exilarchiv 1933-1945 der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

Dr. Vincent C. Frank-Steiner, who spent his life campaigning for remembrance of the Holocaust and those forced into exile, died in Basel on 6 February 2025. Vincent Frank-Steiner had close ties with the German Exile Archive spanning several decades. He procured numerous collections for the Exile Archive and bequeathed his own archive to the Exile Archive's collection while he was still alive.

Dr. Vincent C. Frank-Steiner was born in Berlin on 19 July 1930 to writer Rudolf Frank and artist Anna Frank-Klein.

In February 1939, the then nine-year-old Vincent Frank was forced to leave Germany to escape Nazi persecution and followed his father to Switzerland, where he spent the rest of his life. This was where he met Martina Steiner, who later became his wife.

Frank-Steiner was an economist by profession and worked intensively on an honorary basis to promote remembrance culture. In 1980, he succeeded Otto Frank as the President of the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel.

Frank-Steiner was dedicated to preserving the memory of his father Rudolf Frank's life and work.

Vincent Frank-Steiner had close ties with the German Exile Archive spanning several decades. He procured numerous collections for the Exile Archive and bequeathed his own archive to the Exile Archive's collection while he was still alive. His commitment helped preserve important documents and memories of German-language exile after 1933.

His tireless efforts to come to terms with the past and his contribution to the preservation of important historical documents will continue to have an impact for a long time to come. He will be missed.

Dr. Sylvia Asmus

(Head of the German Exile Archive 1933-1945)

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  1. Dr. Vincent C. Frank Steiner (1930–2025) – In memoriam
  2. Hans Günter Flieg (1923–2024) – in memoriam
  3. Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer (1928–2024) – in memoriam
  4. Guy Stern (1922–2023) – in memoriam
  5. Trude Simonsohn (1921-2022) – in memoriam
  6. “Child Emigration from Frankfurt am Main. Stories of rescue, loss and remembrance”
  7. Questionnaires as a source for researching German-speaking exile – using Alfred Kantorowicz as an example
  8. Professor Dr. John M. Spalek (1928-2021) in memoriam
  9. Lieselotte Maas (1937-2020) – In memoriam
  10. Ruth Klüger (1931-2020) – in memoriam
  11. "What should I cook?" Recipes from the German Exile Archive 1933-1945
  12. Hellmut Stern (1928-2020) - In memoriam
  13. Thomas Mann: German listeners! – listening station on the topic of exile outside our Frankfurt building
  14. Publication of exhibition catalogue “Exile. Experience and Testimony”
  15. Focusing on the topic of exile – the history magazine "Damals" ("Yesteryear") is published in collaboration with the German Exile Archive 1933–1945
  16. Dora Schindel (1915–2018) – In memoriam
  17. Werner Berthold (1921–2017) – In memoriam
  18. Rolf Kralovitz (1925 - 2015) – In memoriam
  19. Buddy Elias – In memoriam
  20. Arts in Exile – virtual exhibition and network
  21. Brigitte Kralovitz-Meckauer (1925–2014) – in memoriam
  22. Ludwig Werner Kahn - 100th birthday
  23. Goethe Medal and honorary membership of the Gesellschaft für Exilforschung e.V. awarded to Professor John M. Spalek
  24. "Nestor of German finance" - Fritz Neumark's 110th birthday
  25. Book donation for the German National Library
  26. "A prisoner of Stalin and Hitler" - 20 years since the death of Margarete Buber-Neumann
  27. The founder of futurology – the 100th birthday of Ossip K. Flechtheim
  28. On the death of lyricist Emma Kann
  29. Nestor of exile research 1933–1945 in the USA - the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. John M. Spalek
  30. Pre-mortem legacy of politologist John G. Stoessinger in the German Exile Archive 1933-1945
  31. Lili Cassel Wronker: A London Diary, 1939-1940
  32. Chronicler of her century – 90th birthday of Anja Lundholm
  33. Reichsausbürgerungskartei
  34. Hans Gustav Güterbock
  35. Geneviève Pitot: The Mauritian-Shekel

Last changes: 11.03.2025

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