Bernhard Eugen (Yissacher) Baumgarten (Boimgarten)

Born:	03-02-1919
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Bernhard Eugen BAUMGARTEN (later: Yissacher BOIMBGARTEN), born on March 2^nd, 1919 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship 1938: Austria), son of Dr. Camillo Baumgarten (director of an orphanage and high school professor for religion, 1887-1935) and Beate, née Danziger (1893-1942), lived in Vienna's 2^nd district, Am Tabor 18/9, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 1^st year of his studies and took courses in History, Philosophy and Oriental Studies. After the takeover of power of National-Socialism in 1938 he was forced to quit his studies for racist reason without a chance to go on. He requested to continue his studies in the context of the 2% numerus clausus of Jewish Students, but was rejected and had to leave the University of Vienna. Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on September 21^st, 1938). He had to flee Austria and was able to emigrate to Palestine [Israel]. He was married to Tova Gittle Baumgarten, née Protter, and they had three children.
His mother Beate Baumgarten was deported from Vienna, Vereinsgasse 16/7, to Izbica/Poland on May 12^th, 1942 and murdered.

Yissacher Boimgarten (née Bernhard Eugen Baumgarten) died on July 18^th, 1988 in Haifa/Israel and is buried in Tsur Shalom Cemetery, Route 791, Kiryat Bialik, Haifa, Haifa District/Israel.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 359; www.ancestry.de, www.geni.com.

Herbert Posch