Erika Rosen

Born:	06-01-1898
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Dr. med. Erika ROSEN, born on June 1^st, 1898 in Widdin [Vidin]/Bulgaria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Philipp Rosen (pharmacist), lived in Vienna's 9^th district, Schlickgasse 4/44, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 4^th year of her studies and took courses in Pharmaceutics and Chemistry. In the spring term 1938 she could continue her studies in the context of the 2%-Numerus clausus of Jewish Students until the end of the term and succeeded in finishing her studies on October 31^st, 1938, but only with the discriminating ceremony of a "Nichtariersponsion" which included at the same time that she was banned from her profession. Together with her sister Mag. pharm. Wanda Rosen she was deported from Wien 9, Seegasse 7/16 to Maly Trostinec/Belarus on September 14^th, 1942 and died there only 4 days later on September 18^th, 1942.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 459; DÖW 2001; www.yadvashem.org [March 2006], FRITSCH 2007, 63.

Herbert Posch