Erwin Schajowicz (später: Erwin Shaul Shimron)
| Born: |
01-14-1919 |
| Faculty: |
Law School |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Erwin SCHAJOWICZ (later Erwin Shaul SHIMRON ארווין שאול שימרון), born on January 14
th, 1919 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna, Citizenship: Austria), son of Dr. Eugen Naftali Schajowicz (lawyer, 1876-?) and Irene Schajowicz (née Beral, 1884-1924), lived in Vienna's 6
th district, Mariahilfer Strasse 52/53, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Law School in the 2
nd year of his studies.
In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he was forced to quit his studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna.
In 1901 his father graduated at the University of Czernowitz and became a "Dr. jur." and was admitted to the bar in Vienna in 1909, but lost his admission to the bar in April 1938 due to racial reasons and had to flee Vienna with the whole family. Together with his second wife Frieda (née Reich) and the two children Erwin and his older sister Edith Stella SCHAJOWICZ (later SHIMRON, 1911-1987), he managed to emigrate to the British mandate of Palestine [Israel], where they had the surname Schajowicz changed to Shimron and were naturalized on July
nd2, 1941.
Erwin Shaul Shimron was able to continue and complete his studies at the Faculty of Law and Economics at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Mount Scopus) and became a lawyer and prosecutor. He was married to Rachel Shimron (née Taitel) and they had two children. At the time of the founding of the State of Israel in 1949, he was deputy prosecutor and headed the prosecution from 1950 to 1953.
In 1953 he founded a law firm, which gave rise to the office of Shimron, Molho, Persky & Co., which he ran until his death - in 1970, his son-in-law, lawyer Yitzhak Molho, joined the firm and became a senior partner after Shimron's death, as did his son, lawyer David Shimron. His partner lawyer Arie Novick opened a new office after Shimron's death).
The processes that Erwin Shaul Shimron carried out included the Lillehammer trial in Oslo, in which Michael Tzur, Joshua Ben-Zion was defended and participated in the Tel Aviv Heroes, one of the largest bribery processes in Israel. His office was the first in Israel to specialize in energy. Among other things, he took care of some of the first oil and gas drilling in Israel, accompanied oil legislation and international oil agreements, also in connection with the Sinai oil fields. Shimron was also the chair of an investigation committee for the gas industry.
In 1976, he headed the Shimron Commission, which was set up to consider proposals for the area at the west wall. The committee recommended that the plan be adopted by the architect Moshe Safdie, but it was ultimately not implemented.
In 1977 he was appointed head of the Criminal Investigation Committee (הוועדה לבירור נושא הפשיעה בישראל) in Israel by the Israeli government.
Erwin Shimron died on May 31
st, 1978 at the age of 59 from a heart attack, leaving behind a wife, son and daughter.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") Law School 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 464; SAUER/REITER-ZATLOUKAL 2010, 296; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 04/2020; www.geni.com; wikipedia.
Herbert Posch
