03.07

Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Innnsbruck

Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner

Nicole D´Incecco

1945

In 1945, these beautiful days - for me this wonderful day of liberation. And in fact I was then equal to a department which was in Innsbruck keep the agendas of the federal government - I was appointed as a lecturer. One of the youngest lecturers at the university. I have held lectures eagerly, then I eagerly set up especially my connection Leopoldina and then had further sought a variety of contacts. Among other members of the resistance movement under Ernst Molden, who gave himself the grand title: "Head of the supreme management body of the resistance movement for the occupied territories of the Western Allies in Austria" A terrible title. And I was equally surprised with the comment that he wants to introduce a graduate course, he does not know where. We were advised in a small commission of 5 people. And then I - named for rejected proposals Alpbach. Then the next day the Lord are Molden and I went on foot from Brixlegg to Alpbach. Since then no bridge over the Inn, which had been destroyed by bombs. The train stopped at Brixlegg middle of the field. With a skiff, we were shipped over the Inn and then walked into a half hours to Alpbach. Mr Molden was instantly smitten. We have just made contact with the mayor and hotelier Alfons Moser and have made firm arrangements for the same date of the weeks and university food services. It was now already June and the university should be weeks in August. So it was a short period of preparation. Then we have prepared intensively. I myself have a working group chaired. And then just created the Higher Education weeks which have gradually developed for the European Forum.