Alfred Landau

Born:	12-25-1918
Faculty:	Law School
Category:	Expelled student

Alfred LANDAU, born on December 25^th, 1918 in Vienna (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Dr. Ignaz Landau (lawyer) and Helene Leonore Landau, née Fried Weinheber, , lived in Vienna's 1^st district, Rathausplatz 8, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Law School in the 2^nd year of his 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. His father Dr. Ignaz Landau (1879-19??) had to close his law office in Vienna's 1^st district, Hohenstaufengasse 7 in 1938 for racist reasons and had to flee Vienna. He was able to emigrate to London, England/Great Britain in November 1938; little is known about his fate.
Alfred Landau also had to flee Vienna and was able to emigrate to Paris/France for the time being (as did his sister Eugenie Landau (Jenny Perot)) until he received his U.S. entry papers on November 22^nd and managed to emigrate to the U.S. via Le Havre/France on the SS Normandie, arriving in New York City, NY on December 23^rd, 1938 and initially living with his uncle Joseph Landau in The Bronx, New York City, NY.
Alfred Landau applied for US citizenship in New York on July 7^th, 1939. He was registered for the U.S. Army on October 16^th, 1940 (at that time he resided in Holyoke, Hamden/MA) and entered the U.S. Army on December 16^th, 1943 at Springfield, MA.
He became a US citizen on March 16^th, 1944 and later lived in Rockville Centre, NY.

Alfred Landau died on August 29^th, 2004 in New York, NY/USA.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") IUR 1937–1938; Austrian State Archives OeStA/AdR/E-uReang/VVSt/VA/17325 POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 426; SAUER/REITER-ZETLOUKAL 2010, 220; www.ancestry.de; www.genteam.at.

Herbert Posch