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Otto Gerhard Scharf (später: David Jordan)

Born:	03-17-1915
Faculty:	Law School
Category:	Expelled student

Otto Gerhard SCHARF (later: David JORDAN), born on March 17^th, 1915 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Leopold Scharf (salesman), lived in Vienna's 5^th district, Wimmergasse 30, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 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. He was in the resistance-movement Haganah and later he emigrated to the USA.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") IUR 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 465; USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of Southern California, Interview 48208.

Herbert Posch

Nationale of Otto Gerhard (später: David) Scharf (später: Jordan), fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Otto Gerhard (später: David) Scharf (später: Jordan), fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Otto Gerhard (später: David) Scharf (später: Jordan), spring term 1938 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Vienna University Archive

Nationale of Otto Gerhard Scharf (later: David Jordan), spring term 1938 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Vienna University Archive

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