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Ester Berta Steinklein

Born: 05-16-1913
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student

Ester Berta STEINKLEIN, born on May 16th, 1913 in Zborów, Galicia/Austro-Hungarian Empire [later Poland, today: Sboriw|Зборів/Ukraine] (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, citizenship 1938: Austria), daughter of Bernard Steinklein (merchant), lived in Vienna's 20th district, Leystrasse 23/II/4, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Medical School in the 3rd year of her studies.

In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism she was forced to quit hs her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna (leaving certificate ("Abgangszeugnis") was issued on September 24th, 1939).

She was deported from Vienna's 2nd district, Novaragasse 40 to Riga on January 26th, 1942.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937–1938; DÖW 2001; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 483.


Herbert Posch


enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form front), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form back), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, spring term 1938 (front), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna

enrollment form ("Nationale") of Ester Berta Steinklein, medical school, spring term 1938 (back), photo: Herbert Posch, © Archive of the University of Vienna
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