Isak Josef Likwer (Liquer)
| Born: |
04-03-1903 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Isak Josef LIKWER (LIQUER), born on April 3
rd, 1903 in Brody/Poland (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Brody, Citizenship: Poland), son of Dawid Likwer (private agent), lived in Vienna 20
th district, Rauscherstrasse 11/3 between 1921 and 1929, then frequently changed his addresses and since 1936 he was registrated in Vienna's 2
nd district, Nordwestbahnstrasse 15 (until 1940). Around the turn of the year 1934/35 he resided in England.
He was enrolled finally in fall term 1928/29 at the Medical School of the University of Vienna in the 5
th year of his studies ("Absolutorium" was certified on July 18
th, 1938). In 1938, Josef Likwer was not enrolled at the Medical School any more for some years, but was preparing for the final examinations ("Rigorosen").
In 1938 he was forced to quit his studies / preparations for examination and to leave the University of Vienna for racist reason after the takeover of power of National-Socialism. But after numerous incertainties he could finally finish his studies and graduated on July 21
st, 1938, but only with the discriminating ceremony of a "Nichtarierpromotion", which included at the same time that he was banned from his profession.
Isak Likwer (Liquer) lived and worked in Vienna as a "Jewish Krankenbehandler" and as a sales representative and was arrested on September 11
th, 1939 by the Vienna State Police and was deported on October 2
nd, 1939 to the concentration camp Buchenwald (Category: police prisoner, HNr. 7159). For his trial, he was transferred from Buchenwald on March 27
th, 1940 to the court "Landgericht Wien" in Vienna and returned to Buchenwald on September 2
nd, 1941 (Category: Schutzhaft-Jude, HNr. 1525). Then he was transferred to Natzweiler on March 12
th, 1942, from there to the Dachau concentration camp on August 17
th, 1942 (category Schutzhaft-Jude, HNr. 34625) and on to the Auschwitz concentration camp on October 19
th, 1942.
He did not survive the Holocaust - the exact date of death could not yet be determined.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1928-1938, graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") MED 1938; POSCH 2009, 370; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 09/2019; DOeW|Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance, database Austrian Victims of the Holocaust.
Katharina Kniefacz, Herbert Posch
