Bodo Uhse
WriterBodo Uhse began to write stories and poems from early on, before turning mainly to journalism from 1927. In his youth in southern Germany he underwent a political transformation.
Amir Valle
WriterThe Cuban writer Amir Valle was not allowed to return to his home country following a lecture tour in Spain. He had already been subject to a publishing ban and Fidel Castro personally named Valle’s book Habana Babilonia, which made the rounds on the Internet, a disgrace for Cuba.
Conrad Veidt
ActorConrad Veidt was on stage for the first time at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1913. He starred in numerous productions by Max Reinhardt over the following years.
Berthold Viertel
Writer, Dramatist, Theater director, Film directorViennese native Berthold Viertel was initially known as a writer of poems, essays and articles published in the magazine Die Fackel issued by Karl Kraus. In 1912 he became dramatic adviser and director at Vienna’s Freien Volksbühne theatre.
Fritz von Unruh
WriterFritz von Unruh began his career in the military, which shaped his pacifist beliefs. During the Weimar Republic, he was not only an author but also a popular speaker.
Konrad Wachsmann
Pioneer of Industrial ConstructionArchitectThe architect Konrad Wachsmann wanted to bring about a "watershed in construction". As chief architect of a timber factory, he designed prefabricated wooden houses and made a name for himself in the 1920s as a pioneer of industrial construction.
Bruno Walter
Conductor, Composer“You absolutely have to leave Germany today.” With these words, Elsa Walter convinced her husband, the conductor Bruno Walter, to flee from the Nazis in March 1933.
Helene Weigel
ActressFor the actress Helene Weigel, whose worked was strongly tied up with the German language and Germany’s theatrical traditions, exile was a major turning point in life. Weigel only gave very few performances during the 15 years she spent in exile.
Grete Weil
Grete Weil found broad public recognition as a writer only in old age. Inspired by the reception and recognition that she enjoyed since the beginning of the 1980s, for example, after being awarded the Geschwister-Scholl-Prize, she published several novels and volumes of short stories.
Kurt Weill
A cantor’s son composes for BroadwayComposerKurt Weill’s musical beginnings were closely bound up to his home town of Dessau. He grew up in a Jewish family and his father was cantor at the local synagogue.
