Hermann [Zvi] Helfgott [Asaria]

Born:	09-08-1913
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Hermann HELFGOTT, born on September 8^th, 1913 in Bosnia-Herzogovina/Austro-Hungarian Empire [later: Yugoslavia, today: Novo Miloševo/Serbia] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Beodra/Yugoslavia, Citizenship: Yugoslavia), son of Kolman Helfgott (cantor, merchant), lived in Vienna's 2^nd district, Obere Donaustrasse 89A/6, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 4^th and final year of his studies and took courses in History, Geography and Oriental Studies. He registered for the final exams on December 3^rd, 1937 already and passed the first exam ('Rigorosum') on January 21^st and March 5^th, 1938. But then the examination procedure was interrupted and he could not finish 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. More biographical details in German only - to be translated soon.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1934-1938, final examination file and registry ("Rigorosenakt und -protokoll") PHIL Nr. 14011; Julius Carlebach, Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit: Zvi Asaria (Hermann Helfgott) und Abraham J. Klausner als Rabbiner im Nachkriegsdeutschland, in: Aschkenas 5/1995, 387–412; Alisa Douer, Neuland. Israelische Künstler österreichischer Herkunft, Wien 1997, 74f.; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 403; Christoph RASS u. Frank WOLFF, Hermann Helfgott/Zvi Asaria. Ein unwahrscheinliches Leben, in: Carl-Hans Hauptmeyer u.a., Hg., Ideen werden Projekte, Hannover 2015, 56-61; Ausstellung in Yad Vashem 2008; wikipedia; www.arcgis.com, Video-Interview auf www.youtube.com.

Herbert Posch