Rudolf Rabl

Rudolf Rabl JUDr (23 March 1889, Jindřichův Hradec, Bohemia - 20 August 1951, Newcastle, England)[1] was a Czech lawyer and part of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London during the Second World War. In Prague, Rabl was a special advisor to the Czechoslovak Ministry of Finance.[2][3] He commentated of legal affairs.[4] Livia Rothkirchen described Rabl as being a member of "the cream of the cultural elite" in Europe.[5]

Rudolf Rabl

JUDr
Born23 March 1889
Jindřichův Hradec, Bohemia
Died20 August 1951
Newcastle, England
Alma materCharles University
Spouse(s)
  • Jula (née Lauer)
  • Elizabeth (née Chambers)
Parents
  • Filip Rabl (1825-1903) (father)
  • Anna (née Weiner) (1845-1906) (mother)
RelativesRichard Weiner, first cousin

Rabl studied law at various universities including Charles University in Prague.[6] In 1933, Rabl acted on behalf of German Jews wishing to escape Germany for Czechoslovakia.[5][2] Being Jewish, Rabl fled Czechoslovakia because of Nazi persecution and was given the name "Dr Jur Rudolf Israel Rabl" by the Nazis in documents.[7] His property was confiscated.[8]

Rabl had Communist sympathies.[9][10]

References
  1. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. Sudeten Bulletin. Sudeten German Archive. 1959.
  3. Library, Harvard Law School (1974). Annual Legal Bibliography. Harvard Law School Library.
  4. Jaksch, Wenzel (1964). Europe's Road to Potsdam. Praeger.
  5. Rothkirchen, Livia (2006-01-01). The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia: Facing the Holocaust. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-0502-4.
  6. Philologica Pragensia. Československá akademie věd. 1975.
  7. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- Rudolf RABL". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- Dr Jur Rudolf Israel Rabl". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. Fabian News. Fabian Society. 1928.
  10. Office, Great Britain Foreign (1939). Index to the Correspondence of the Foreign Office for the Year. Kraus-Thomson.
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