Heinz [Gidéon] Grünberger [Givon]
| Born: |
07-21-1919 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Heinz GRUENBERGER [later: Gidéon GIVON], born on July 21
st, 1919 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Dr.med. Egon Grünberger (physician), lived in Vienna 9
th, Liechtensteinstr. 56/13, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Medical School in the 1st 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.
Both his father and he escaped from Vienna and succeeded in emigrating to Palestine [Israel]. His father Dr. Egon Grünberger worked there as an internist with practice in Ramat-Gan and died on February 14
th, 1971 in Israel. Heinrich Gruenberger had changed his name to Gidéon Givon and lived in Tel Aviv.
Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 397; Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; information of Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 03/2019; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.
Herbert Posch
