The Rothschild Hospital, named after its founder
Baron Anselm von Rothschild, was the hospital of the
Israelitische Kultusgemeinde in Vienna,
Austria
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. The hospital lasted from its opening in 1873 until its closure by the
Nazis
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in 1943. After
World War II
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, it served as a hospital for sick and infirm
displaced persons
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, housing as many as 600 refugees.
The building on Währinger Gürtel 97, built by the architect
Wilhelm Stiassny, was demolished in 1960 and replaced by a new building which houses a chamber of commerce.
Hospitals established in 1873
Jews and Judaism in Vienna
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Displaced persons camps in the aftermath of World War II
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