The City Without Jews

The City Without Jews

Life and Death in Nazi Vienna

by Douglas Smith

The City Without Jews Douglas Smith

Reception

2026
Literary Review
Reviewed by Caroline Moorehead, 1 September
2026
The Atlantic
Reviewed by Casey Schwartz, 2 October

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The Atlantic · 2 October 2026

What Vienna Lost When It Lost Its Jews

Douglas Smith’s The City Without Jews revisits the decimation of a robust community—and the city that betrayed it.

By Casey Schwartz

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Literary Review · 1 September 2026

An End to Security

By Caroline Moorehead

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About the author

Douglas Smith, born 1952, Canada.

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