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Karl (später: Charles) Stein

Born: 11-28-1919
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student

Karl STEIN (later: Charles STEIN), born on November 28th, 1919 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Davideni/Romania [Davydivka/Ukraine], citizenship 1938: Austria), son of Itzig Eirig (letterpress printer), lived in Vienna's 5th district, Margaretenstrasse 76/6, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 1st year of his studies (fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 12th, 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.

He had to flee Vienna and emigrated - meanwhile stateless - to Luxembourg in 1938 and further on to the USA in 1939. He became an US foreign service officer.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 482; USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of Southern California, Interview 26480; Austrian Heritage Collection at Leo Baeck Institute New York.


Herbert Posch


Karl Stein, Vienna 1937, © USHMM

Karl (Charles) Stein, enrollment form ("Nationale") medical school, fall term of 1937/38 (front), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl (Charles) Stein, enrollment form ("Nationale") medical school, fall term of 1937/38 (back), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna
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