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Helena Kahan

Born: 09-16-1919
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Helena KAHAN, born on September 16th, 1919 in Warsaw [Warszawa]/Poland (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Warsaw [Warszawa]/Poland, Citizenship: Poland), daughter of Marek Kahan (merchant in Warsaw), lived in Vienna's 9th district, Universitaetsstrasse 6/8, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Medical School in hte 1st year of her studies. In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he she was forced to quit his her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna (Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on October 5th, 1938).


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 411.


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Helena Kahan, spring termn 1938 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Helena Kahan, spring termn 1938 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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