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Anna Reiss

Born: 02-10-1916
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Anna REISS, born on February 10th, 1916 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Leiner Reiss (merchant), lived in Vienna's 2nd district, Untere Augartenstrasse 36/Leopoldsgasse 1, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 2nd year of her studies (fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 17th, 1938). 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 and also her brother Salomon Reiss was forced to quit university in the 4th year of his medical studies.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 456.


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Anna Reiss, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Anna Reiss, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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