| Born: | 07-27-1918 |
| Faculty: | Law School |
| Category: | Expelled student |
Rudolfine PORDES, born on July 27th, 1918 in Vienna/Austro-Hungarian Empire (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna, citizenship 1938: Austria), daughter of Szymon Jozef/Josef Simon Pordes (correspondent, Vienna's 9th district, Müllnergasse 16/26) and Sara Pordes, née Kreiner/Kremer (1886-?, seamstress) - parents got divorced in 1922 and she lived with her mother in Vienna's 9th district, Mosergasse 9/2 in 1938 an was last enrolled in the fall term of 1937/38 at the Law School in the 1st year of her studies.
In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism she was forced to quit her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna.
She had completed a commercial course at the German school in Vienna's 9th district, Hörlgasse, and was employed as a shorthand typist by the lawyer Dr. Egon Weil in Vienna's 9th district, Garnisongasse 3, but he had to close his office under National Socialism and from April 1938 she had no income and no entitlement to support. From May 1938, she tried to emigrate to France or the USA for herself and her mother with the support of the emigration department of the Jewish Community (IKG). After being imprisoned in Vienna from December 24, 1938 to January 9, 1939, she was expelled from the country and was obliged to leave immediately - she managed to emigrate to China (Shangai) with her mother at the end of February 1939 with the help of the IKG. However, they may have used the Shanghai visa primarily to emigrate to Palestine [Israel] in June 1939.
Little is known about her further life and career.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") IUR 1937–1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 451; www.genteam.at; www.myheritage.at.
Herbert Posch
