Two German documents (photocopies)
- Containers:
- Box 2, Folder 5
- Scope and content:
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Photo-copy of a document from the University of Vienna that Placzek received when he transferred from studying medicine to studying philosophy. He was essentially forced to become a medical student by his step-father, a prominent Viennese physician (see page 115 of The Real Mrs. Miniver).
The swastika embossed identification document identifies Placzek, a philosophy student, who is (translated) Excluded under the Nazi regime. To the right of Excluded, the word Jew (Jude) is hand written.
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