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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Waidhofen an der Thaya Documents associated with this entity: Correspondence Diaries Town in the northern part of Lower Austria [Niederösterreich], 18 km (11 miles) from the Moravian (Czech) border. It is situated 12 km (c. 8 miles) from Kautzen, where Wilhelm Schenker and his family lived, and 100 km (c. 60 miles) north-west of Vienna. Schenker's mother, Julia Schenker, was buried inthe Jewish cemetery there. Her gravestone was erected there in 1923, and Jeanette and Heinrich visited it on September 13, 1923 (OJ 3/4, pp. 2566-2567; OJ 5/45, [4]). A Jewish religious community [Kultusgemeinde] existed in Waidhofen, and is referred to in Schenker's diaries. Contributor: Marko Deisinger Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 5/38, [1] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm Schenker, dated January 24, 1918 Heinrich comments on the attack of the mumps, from which Wilhelm's children are suffering. Heinrich encourages Wilhelm and his family to move from Kautzen permanently, and in that connection will investigate the cost of having Julia Schenker's body moved from Waidhofen to Vienna for burial with the cooperation of the Vienna Kultusgemeinde. He envisions purchasing burial plots for Jeanette and himself adjacent to Julia's grave. He thanks Dodi for her invitation to stay with them if Vienna becomes intolerable. OJ 5/38, [2] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm and Dodi Schenker, dated February 5, 1918 Heinrich relays back the price of transferring Julia Schenker's body from Waidhofen to Vienna, and would hope to get a discount on that price via the Jewish Religious Community. He reports on the planned Festschrift for his 50th birthday, and his current troubles with UE. Jeanette characterizes their life as "farcical," and asks Dodi's advice in obtaining twine for repairing shirts. She comments on the Versailles Council of War as confirming Heinrich's warnings. OJ 5/45, [4] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker, not mailed, dated September 13, 1923 The Schenker's record for themselves their visit to Julia Schenker's grave. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 22 November 1917 Diary entry by Schenker for 24 December 1917 Diary entry by Schenker for 19 June 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 27 September 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 2 October 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 10 October 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 24 October 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 31 October 1918 Diary entry by Schenker for 10 September 1923 Diary entry by Schenker for 13 September 1923 Diary entry by Schenker for 19 September 1923 Diary entry by Schenker for 12 May 1924