Menachem (später: Marvin) Borenstein (später: Bornstein)

Born:	03-13-1919
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Menachem BORENSTEIN (Marvin Bornstein), born on March 13^th, 1919 in Vienna/Austria (Citizenship: stateless 'staatenlos'), son of Abraham Borenstein (master tailor), lived in Vienna's 2^nd district, Leopoldsgasse 45/8, and graduated from high school in June 16^th, 1937 at "Bundesgymnasium Wien II". He was enrolled in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 1^st year of his studies. 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 emigirated via Italy and Palestine to the USA. He became a rabbi in Los Angeles.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; student ID-card S 182.2408, student ID-card S 186.2407; WStLA|Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv/M.Abt. 208/A36 - Opferfürsorgeakt - Entschädigungen (E): Menachem (Marvin) Borenstein/Bornstein. Wien; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 367; testimony of Marvin Bornstein (USC|University of Southern California, Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education: interview 14220 from April 19^th, 1996, Los Angeles/USA, interviewer: Leonia Kurgan); testimony of Marvin Bornstein in: Austrian Heritage Collection at Leo Baeck Institute New York [http://www.lbi.org/ahc.html].; Jewish Journal 1997; obituary 2017.

Alexander Niederhuber und Herbert Posch