Bad Ischl:  The concert in memory of Dr Fritz Löhner-Beda which took place at the Villa Schratt on Saturday 7 April was very well attended and enthusiastically received.   The Mayor, Hannes Heide, made a moving speech remembering the many Jewish artists who had made a great contribution to the cultural life of Bad Ischl.   A brass plaque to commemorate the life of Dr Beda was unveiled as a lasting memorial to this great man.   Enthusiasm for this project continues and later in the year a street in Bad Ischl will be named after him.

In Vienna, Liesl read extracts from her autobiography at her old school, the Gymnasium Wenzgasse, to a full complement of students, teachers and former pupils, amongst whom was Frau Heller, the 97 year old mother of Austria's great artist and charmer, André Heller.   Frau Heller is currently engaged in the production of a new film.