Members of the Boys were born in Eisenstadt in Austria.
The Boys were teenage and child-Holocaust survivors, who were brought to the UK after the war for rest and rehabilitation.
Members of the Boys were held in Nazi labour and concentration camps and used as slave labourers. They had also survived World War II in hiding or as lone children.
Old postcard of Eisenstadt, Austria.
Getting there Eisenstadt is easily reached from Vienna with direct train and bus connections taking approximately an hour. The city is also easily accessible by car, situated about 60km south of the Austrian capital.
What to see
Austrian Jewish Museum (Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum) Located in the former Jewish quarter on Unterbergstraße, it is housed in a historic 17th-century building and includes a preserved private synagogue (the Wertheimer Synagogue).
Jewish Cemetery The older cemetery (17th century) is considered one of Europe’s most important, containing many legible, historically significant, and artistic tombstones.
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