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Ella Herzberg

Born: 01-18-1917
Faculty: Philosophical School
Category: Expelled student
Ella HERZBERG, born on January 18th, 1917 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Isak Herzberg (teacher), lived in Vienna 2nd district, Karmelitergasse 5/9, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 3rd year of her studies and took courses in pharmaceutics and chemistry. In 1938 she was forced to quit her studies without a chance to graduate and to leave the University of Vienna for racist reason after the takeover of power of National-Socialism.


Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 405; Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; FRITSCH 2007.


Herbert Posch


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

Nationale of Ella Herzberg, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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