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Erika Rosen

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

Dr. med. Erika ROSEN, born on June 1st, 1898 in Widdin [Vidin]/Bulgaria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, citizenship 1938: Austria), daughter of Philipp Rosen (pharmacist), lived in Vienna's 9th district, Schlickgasse 4/44, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 4th 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 31st, 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 14th, 1942 and died there only 4 days later on September 18th, 1942.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1918-1923, PHIL 1933-1938, graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") MED M33.12 No. 342, graduation registy pharmacists M 34.4 II/470alt (Wanda Rosen), II/15neu (Miroslawa Rosen), M 34.5 III/235 (Erika Rosen); Österreichische Apotheker-Zeitung 51, 516 u. 574; LEIMKUGEL 1999, 223; DÖW 2001;  Stephan TEMPL, Topographie des Raubes. Ein Katalog in: Tina Walzer u. Stephan Templ, Unser Wien: "Arisierung" auf Österreichisch, Berlin 2001, 109-223, 122; Alexander MEJSTRIK et al., ed., Berufsschädigung in der nationalsozialistischen Neuordnung der Arbeit. Vom österreichischen Berufsleben 1934 zum völkischen Schaffen 1938-1940 (=Veröffentlichungen der Österreichischen Historikerkommission. Vermögensentzug während der NS-Zeit sowie Rückstellungen und Entschädigungen seit 1945 in Österreich 16), Vienna/Munich 2003, 267, FRITSCH 2007, 63; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 459; POSCH 2009, 368; www.yadvashem.orgbiography compiled as part of the course “Methodenworkshop Biografische Methoden” in the spring term of 2025.


Herbert Posch


Erika Rosen, enrollment form ("Nationale") philosophical school, fall term 1937/38 (front), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

Erika Rosen, enrollment form ("Nationale") philosophical school, fall term 1937/38 (back), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna
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