Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award

Since 1992 Austria has annually sent young Austrians abroad to serve in form of Gedenkdiener in many places around the world remembering the crimes of Nazism, commemorating its victims and contributing to Jewish life.

The Gedenkdienst service is rooted in the acknowledgment of responsibility by the Republic of Austria for the crimes committed by the Austrian National Socialists.

[2] Michael Prochazka and Austrian Servand Abroad of the Year 2006 Martin Wallner attended the reception in Shanghai.

[4] Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America Dr. Christian Prosl visited the Virginia Holocaust Museum and presented the award to the co-founder and Executive Director.

Also the prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, sent a congratulatory letter, conferred by the Australian MP Michael Danby.

Austrian ambassador Dr Johann Brieger confers AHMA to Tali Nates in Pretoria on October 28, 2021
First young Austrian started in Auschwitz on September 1 1992
Reception at the Austrian Embassy in Paris (March 2008)
AHMA 2010 recipient Eva Marks with ceremony speakers. From left to right: Prof. Paul Bartrop , Master of Ceremony from the Austrian Service Abroad Daniel J. Schuster, Austrian ambassador to Australia Dr. Hannes Porias, Awardee Eva Marks with a Letter of Congratulations from the prime minister of Australia Julia Gillard , Australian MoP Michael Danby , Auschwitz Holocaust survivor Saba Feniger , Israeli diplomat to Australia Einat Weiss
AHMA for Alla Gerber at the Austrian embassy in Moscow 2018