Lisbeth Lotte Altmann (verh. Pollak)

Born:	08-01-1916
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Lisbeth Lotte ALTMANN, born on August 1^st, 1916 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Dr. Ludwig Altmann (1887-1945, lawyer), lived in Vienna's 3^rd district, Ungargasse 4/5, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 3^rd year of her studies and took courses in Psychology. After the takeover of power of National-Socialism in 1938 she was forced to quit her studies for racist reason without a chance to graduate. She requested to continue her studies in the context of the 2% numerus clausus of Jewish Students, but was rejected and had to leave the University of Vienna. Her father lost his lawyers office due to racist discrimination and the whole family - parents and all three children – had to flee Vienna but was able to emigrate to the USA.
Her father diseased in 1945 in New York and Lisbeth Altmann got married to Dr. Hans Pollak (1913-1992), also expelled as a student from der University of Vienna in 1938 and lived in Gloversville, Fulton, NY/USA lateron together with their four children. Lisbeth L. POLLAK, née Altmann, died on February 16^th, 1993 in Gloversville, Fulton, NY/USA.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 355; SAUER/REITER-ZATLOUKAL 2010, 77; information of Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 2010.

Herbert Posch