University of Vienna - Main page

Alexander Blumenfeld

Born: 10-30-1919
Faculty: Philosophical School
Category: Expelled student
Alexander BLUMENFELD, born on October 30th, 1919 in Szászvár/Hungary (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Szászvár, Citizenship 1938: Hungary), son of Daniel Blumenfeld (cantor), lived in Vienna's 2nd district, Haidgasse 15/I/5. In 1937 he had passed the school-leaving examination (Matura) at the Bundesgymnasium in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria and in the fall term of 1937/38 began to study at the Philosophical School in the 1st year of his studies and took courses in English language and literature Studies and Psychology. In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he she was forced to quit his her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna. Alexander Blumenfeld perished in the Shoah in German-occupied Stary Oskol/Soviet Union [Ста́рый Оско́л/Russia] according to his father's testimony in Yad Vashem.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 366; Yad Vashem | Shoah Victims' Names [March 2006], cited there: testimony, sent to the Shoah-Foundation by his father in July 1957.


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Alexander Blumenfeld, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Alexander Blumenfeld, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
For questions or comments on this person use our: » feedback form.