Bernhard Haspel

Born:	02-20-1912
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Bernhard HASPEL, born on February 20th, 1912 in Demycze/Zablatov, Österreich-Ungarn/Gallizien [later Poland, today Zablotow/Ukraine] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Demycze/Poleand [Ukraine], Citizenship: Poland), son of Wolf Haspel (merchant), lived in Wien 20, Staudingergasse 14/34, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 5th year of his studies ('Absolutorium' was certified on November 3rd, 1938). He succeeded in finishing his studies and graduated on October 31st, 1938, but only with the discriminating ceremony of a 'Nichtarierpromotion', which included at the same time that he was banned from his profession.

Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 401; information from his son Benjamin Haspel, Israel 06/2018, Ben Segenreich u. Daniela Segenreich-Horsky, Fast ganz normal: Unser Leben in Israel, Wien 2018; Wikipedia zu Judith Haspel Deutsch; derStandard.at 2014; WienGeschichteWiki; Die Wochenzeitung 2009; hagalil.com 2009; unlearnd lessons; Matthias Marschick: "Wir boykottieren nicht Olympia, sondern Berlin." Drei jüdische Schwimmerinnen schreiben Geschichte, in: Diethelm Blecking & Lorenz Peiffer (Hg.), Sportler im "Jahrhundert der Lager". Profiteure, Widerständler und Opfer. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt, 2012, pp. 188–193; Film Watermarks; wiki / youtube trailer / ImDB; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.

Herbert Posch