But now, nearly 90 years later Josef Frank and the Beers are being honoured in the city of Vienna with the opening of the magnificently renovated Villa Beer to the public in March. “The owner wanted to honour the contribution made by the Jews who culturally drove Vienna forward in the early 20th century,” says Katharina Egghart, managing director of the new Villa Beer Foundation. “I told the carpenters to keep them because they tell the story of the house,” says Trierenberg. The family entered Britain in September 1938 and George was born in Glasgow three years later, followed by a sister, Sarah. “I have memories of her in Glasgow, playing the piano which had been in Villa Beer,” recalls George.