Dora Blum
| Born: |
12-27-1910 |
| Faculty: |
Philosophical School |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Dora BLUM, born on December 27
th, 1910 in Cieszanów, Galicia/Austro-Hungarian empire [Cieszanów/Poland] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Mielec/Poland, Citizenship: Poland), daughter of Moses Blum (rabbi in Nowy Sącz/Poland), lived in Vienna's 9
th district, Tuerkenstrasse 9/36. She had passed the school-leaving examination (Matura) at the Realgymnasium Wien 21, Franklinstrasse, and enrolled at the University of Vienna in spring term of 1937 and was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 1
st year of her studies and took courses in History, German and English language and literature Studies (Leaving Certificate ("Abgangszeugnis") was issued on June 16
th, 1939).
In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism she was forced to quit her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna.
She was deported on October 9
th/10
th, 1942 from Vienna's 9
th district, Seegasse 9 to Theresienstadt [Terezín/Czech Republic], from there to concentration camp Auschwitz [Oswiecim/Poland] on October 23
rd, 1944.
She did not survive.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 365; DÖW 2001; INSTITUT THERESIENSTÄDTER INITIATIVE/DÖW 2005, 422.
Herbert Posch
