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@PHDTHESIS{Ubrig:1024364,
author = {Ubrig, Judith Johanna},
othercontributors = {Groß, Dominik and Neuschaefer-Rube, Christiane},
title = {{D}er {Z}ahnarzt {A}lfred {C}ohn - {V}erfolgter, {E}migrant
und {R}ückkehrer : ein prototypischer {F}all?},
school = {Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Aachen},
publisher = {RWTH Aachen University},
reportid = {RWTH-2026-00002},
pages = {1 Online-Ressource : Illustrationen},
year = {2025},
note = {Veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen
University 2026; Dissertation, Rheinisch-Westfälische
Technische Hochschule Aachen, 2025},
abstract = {This dissertation examines the biography of the Jewish
dentist Alfred Cohn (1881–1970), who was considered a
pioneer of social dentistry during the Weimar Republic. The
study aims to analyze the mechanisms of racial persecution
under National Socialism, the challenges of emigration to
Bolivia, and the unique circumstances of his later
remigration to Germany through the lens of Cohn’s
individual fate. Methodologically, the work is based on a
qualitative evaluation of extensive primary sources,
particularly his personal papers as well as records from the
Berlin State Archives and the Compensation Office. The
results show that following his imprisonment in 1933 and the
revocation of his medical license in 1938, Cohn was forced
to flee to exile in Bolivia under precarious conditions,
where he built a new life despite linguistic and cultural
barriers. A central focus is placed on his extraordinary
decision to return to Berlin in 1955 and open a new practice
at an advanced age. In parallel, the study reconstructs the
compensation proceedings, which lasted over 15 years and
serve as an example of the bureaucratic hurdles in the early
Federal Republic of Germany. The thesis concludes that, due
to his remigration and his professional political commitment
in the post-war period, Cohn's life path is to be regarded
as atypical for the group of displaced Jewish dentists and
offers important insights into late restitution policy.},
cin = {524000-2 ; 921910},
ddc = {610},
cid = {$I:(DE-82)524000-2_20140620$},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
doi = {10.18154/RWTH-2026-00002},
url = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/1024364},
}