Peter Hammerschlag (27 June 1902,

Alsergrund Alsergrund (; ) is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria (). It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. As a central district, the area is densely populated. Accor ...

, Vienna 1942,

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) was a

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writer, surrealist poet, actor,

Kabarett Kabarett (; from French ''cabaret'' = tavern) is satirical revue, a form of cabaret which was developed in France by Rodolphe Salis in 1881 as the ''cabaret artistique''. It was named Le Chat Noir and was centered on political events and satire. ...

artist and graphic artist in Austria. He was known for his

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

s, which continue to influence the arts in Austria today, and in 2007, was honoured on the Walk of Fame of Cabaret. Hammerschlag was granted an exit permit to leave Austria for Argentina in September 1941, he was, however, unable to obtain a passport through any channels. Later that year he was put into a

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, and in 1942, he was murdered in the

. His work has been on display at the City of Vienna's Jewish Museum.

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* 1902 births 1942 deaths Austrian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp 20th-century Austrian artists 20th-century Austrian poets Austrian male poets Kabarettists Jewish Austrian writers Jewish Austrian artists Jewish Austrian male actors People from Alsergrund Austrian civilians killed in World War II Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust Writers from Vienna Male actors from Vienna {{Holocaust-stub