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The Marietta and Friedrich Torberg Medal (until 2002 named Friedrich Torberg Medal) is an award given by the Vienna Israelite Community. It is awarded to personalities and initiatives campaigning against antisemitism, racism, and the strengthening of the national socialism.
The Award
The Marietta and Friedrich Torberg medal honors the remembrance of a renowned author, a great humanitarian, and a dedicated fighter against national socialism, communism and totalitarian systems. This medal also honors Torberg’s legacy, the remembrance of those Jewish people who perished and who shaped Vienna so decisively. The Marietta and Friedrich Torberg medal is given to personalities who dedicatedly fight for an open and vibrant democracy in Austria, who fight against an awakening of the past, and that the past cannot be forgotten.