Seda Röder

On May 13, Seda performed for Holocaust survivors and invited guests at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC.

The event was held to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the National Fund for the Victims of National Socialism in Austria.

After introductory remarks by the Austrian Ambassador Christian Prosl, the fund’s general secretary, Hannah Lessing, as well as the U. S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Ambassador Christian Kennedy, and the U. S. Special Representative for Holocaust Era Issues, the Honorable Stuart Eizenstat gave powerful and emotional speeches.

Each attendee was presented with a copy of the anniversary publication of the National Fund–a two volume history of the fund and a impressive collection of memories from Holocaust survivors.

Seda performed selections from her Viennese Piano Music of the Turn of the Century program, which she presented in April at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York City.

Photography by Karl Schrammel