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Norbert Reinstein

Born: 03-03-1914
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Norbert REINSTEIN, born on March 3rd, 1914 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Mortko Reinstein (blue-collar worker), lived in Wien 14 [Wien 15], Stiegergasse 3/5, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 4th year of his studies (Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on July 18th, 1938, fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 5th, 1938). His younger brother Ernst Reinstein, who studied at the Medical School, too, was also expelled from the University of Vienna.

He was deported to Dachau/Germany and emigrated to Great Britain in 1939 and to the USA. He succeeded in finishing his studies and graduate and became a Health Planning Director.


Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 456; Letter from Norbert REINSTEIN from November 8th, 2002; USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of Southern California, Interview 43539; Austrian Heritage Collection at Leo Baeck Institute New York [AR 10892].


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Norbert Reinstein, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Norbert Reinstein, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Norbert Reinstein, Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis'), from July 18th, 1938(c) AHC AR 10892

Norbert Reinstein, Student-ID University of Vienna 1938 (c) AHC AR 10892

Norbert Reinstein, Student-ID University of Vienna 1938 © AHC AR 10892

Norbert Reinstein, certificate for medical studies in the USA 1946 © AHC AR 10892

Norbert Reinstein, requirements for medical studies in the USA, University of New York, 1943, © AHC AR 10892
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