March 12, 1938 – Hitler seizes his native Austria and two days later he announces the Anschluss, the “union” of Austria with the German Reich.

The Times-Picayune, March 14, 1938 – Austrian President Quits; Nation Made into German State; Plebiscite Called, , (AP) p. 1 (front page)
The Times-Picayune, March 14, 1938 – Jews in Austria Plead for Haven in United States, Beatings and Plunderings in Wake of Nazi Coup Gain Momentum, (AP) p. 2
The Times-Picayune, March 14, 1938 – Austria Becomes Part of Germany as Miklas Quits, Hitler’s Chancellor Takes Reins, Legislates Nation Out of Existence, (AP) p. 6
The Times-Picayune, March 14, 1938 – Editorial, What Next in Europe? p. 8
The Times-Picayune, March 15, 1938 – Hitler Defiant as British Call Million to Flag, Fuehrer Marches Triumphantly Into Vienna While Million Citizens Hail and Shout for Speech, (AP) p. 1 (front page)
The Times-Picayune, March 15, 1938 – Hitler Marches to Hailing Vienna; Defies the World, ‘No Force Can Shake Us,’ He Tells Throngs at End of Triumphant Parade, p. 3
The Times-Picayune, March 15, 1938 – Editorial, Britain Reconsiders, p. 6
The Times-Picayune, March 15, 1938 – Cartoon, ‘This Is So Sudden!’p. 6
The Times-Picayune, March 16, 1938 – Prussians Assume Government Reins, Premier Seyss-Inquart Designated as Governor of New State; Jews Stripped of Voting Rights, (AP), p. 1 (column)
The Times-Picayune, March 16, 1938 – Text of Hitler’s Speech in Vienna on Austrian Coup, ‘This Land is German,’ He Proclaims, Outlines Tasks Ahead, (AP) p. 3

March 24, 1938 – President Roosevelt calls for a conference of thirty-three nations to address the refugee crisis.

May 6, 1938 – Isaac Niederman, in Satu-Mare, Romania, celebrates his fifteenth birthday.

Isaac Niederman: Anti-semitism Before the War

May 16, 1938 – Dora Niederman, in eastern Czechoslovakia, celebrates her eleventh birthday.

July 2, 1938 – Anne Levy, in Lodz, Poland, celebrates her third birthday.

Anne Levy: Enjoying Things That Children Enjoyed