Hannah Lessing
Hannah Lessing has been responsible for the administrative and organizational management of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism since 1995 and the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in Austria since 2010. From 2001, she also managed the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism, which realized an extensive restitution and financial compensation program and was dissolved in 2022 after completing its tasks.
Hannah Lessing oversees the many and varied tasks of the National Fund, which include fostering relations between Austria and victims of the Nazi regime living abroad and in Austria and their descendants as well as providing support and assistance to Holocaust survivors and their families.
Hannah Lessing is Co-Head of the Austrian Delegation to the “International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance”, Vice-President of the International Auschwitz Committee and Member of the International Auschwitz Council.
She has lectured extensively on the mission of the three Funds, and on international Holocaust remembrance.
"What I love so much about Centropa is its focus on people and humanity. With its huge range of activities and projects, Centropa has been saving Jewish life stories and Jewish history from falling into obscurity for a great many years. Centropa preserves a diverse Jewish heritage and passes it on as a precious legacy to future generations. Deeply rooted in the past, Centropa's work bears rich fruit in the present and for the future. Our shared dedication to remembrance and passing on the lessons of the past will continue to unite the National Fund and Centropa in the coming years."