Edmund Blaustein
Born: |
09-22-1915 |
Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
Category: |
Expelled student |
Edmund BLAUSTEIN, born on September 22
nd, 1915 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), lived in Vienna's 5
th district, Ramperstorffergasse 25/9, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 3
rd year of his studies (fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 18
th, 1938).
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 (Leaving Certificate ("Abgangszeugnis") was issued on June 11
th, 1938).
He had to flee from National-Socialist Vienna and joined an illegal transport to Palestine [Israel], which was stranded in Serbia and later became known as the "Kladovo Transport". He was shot to death in Sabac/Zasavica [Serbia] on October 12
th, 1941 by members of the "Deutsche Wehrmacht".
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1936-1938; DÖW Opferdatenbank; www.yadvashem.org [März 2006]; Gabriele ANDERL u. Walter MANOSCHEK, Gescheiterte Flucht. Der "Kladovo-Transport" auf dem Weg nach Palaestina 1938–1942, Wien 2001, 259; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 364; ANDERL 2019; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.
Herbert Posch