Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold The Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold (, ""Black, Red, Gold Banner of the Reich"") was an organization in Germany during the Weimar Republic, formed by members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the German Centre Party, and the (liberal) German Democratic Party in 1924. Its goal was to defend parliamentary democracy against internal subversion and extremism from the left and right, to teach the population to respect the new Republic, to honor its flag and the constitution. Its name is derived from the Flag of Germany adopted in 1919, the colors of which were associated with liberal parliamentary democracy and
Vera Schwarz mostly on concert appearances (including concerts at the Los Angeles German-Jewish club), and teaching in New York, and in Hollywood. Here she coached the American Sopranos Rise Stevens, Vera Schwarz returned to Vienna in 1948, teaching and giving masterclasses in the Salzburg Mozarteum. She died in Vienna in 1964, and is buried at the Urnenhain der (Abt. MH, Nr. 359). In 2011, a street in Vienna's 23rd district was named "Vera-Schwarz-Gasse" in her honour. Vera Schwarz Vera Schwarz (10 July 1888 - 4 December 1964) was an Austrian Soprano, known primarily for her operetta partnership with Richard Tauber. Vera Schwarz