Bernhard (Ben Zion) Jagid
- Born on: 26.3.1919
- Birthplace: Vienna (Wien),
- Category: Diploma program
- Right of domicile: Nawaria (Nawaria),
The English version is based on a translation by artificial intelligence. The authentic version is considered the German version.
The parents came from the vicinity of Lemberg/Lwiw, which belonged to Galicia during the time of the Habsburg Empire. During World War I, the parents moved to Vienna. Here, the family, which included two girls and from 1919 Bernhard, settled at Gründungasse 27 (5th district of Vienna). Originally, his last name was Horowitz; in 1926 Bernhard adopted the name Jagid.
After completing the high school diploma at the Rainergymnasium in Vienna, Bernhard enrolled in the winter semester of 1937/38 at the University for World Trade. During this time, he lived at Nestroygasse 5/1/6a (2nd district). As a Jewish student, however, he had to leave the university after just one semester due to the occupation by the Wehrmacht. While his father had already died in 1936, Bernhard managed to emigrate with his mother and two sisters in time before the outbreak of World War II. Bernhard settled in Palestine, which had been administered by Great Britain under a League of Nations mandate since 1920. About his path to emigration, the historian Erika Weinzierl reports: “Since a relative in Tel Aviv vouched for him, he obtained a student certificate for which he had applied to study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. On September 25, 1938, he left Vienna and traveled by ship with the Galiläa to Palestine. His mother and two sisters managed to emigrate to England in 1939. His mother later followed to Palestine. Jagid served as a state auditor for 35 years after his studies in Jerusalem, meaning he was an official of the court of auditors.” In Israel, he adopted the Judaized first name Ben Zion.
Author: Johannes Koll
Source material
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Universitätsarchiv, Karteikarte.
Meldeauskunft des Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchivs, GZ MA 8 – B-MEW-178412/2014.
Erika Weinzierl: Das österreichische Judentum von den Anfängen bis 1938, in: Dies./Otto D. Kulka (Hrsg.): Vertreibung und Neubeginn. Israelische Bürger österreichischer Herkunft, Wien/Köln/Weimar 1992, S. 85.