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Lowenstein, Henry, 1925-2014

 Person

Parallel Names

  • Loewenstein, Ernst Heinrich Israel

Biography

Henry Lowenstein was born Ernst Heinrich Loewenstein on July 4, 1925 in Berlin, Germany to Dr. Max Moses Loewenstein and Marie [Maria] Lilli Margarete Batge Loewenstein. Henry Lowenstein died in Denver, Colorado on October 7, 2014. In 1939, an English family agreed to sponsor Henry and he was sent out of Berlin on the Kindertransport. His family remained in Germany until 1946, when the emigrated to the United States. In 1947, Henry was finally able to join his family in the United States after emigrating from England.

Citation:
His Gestapo-issued ID, 1939 (Ernst Heinrich Israel Loewenstein; In 1939, the Nazi government required that Jewish men add the middle name "Israel" and use it in all official documentation)
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His emigration report, 1939 (Ernst Heinrich Israel Loewenstein)
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His Kindertransport travel letter, 1939 (Ernst Loewenstein)
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B333.01.0001.0001.00008 Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers (Henry Lowenstein)

Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Hampstead Garden Suburb Care Committee for Refugee Children, circa 1939

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00009
Abstract Undated letter addressed to Dr. Max Loewenstein from the "Hampstead Garden Suburb Care Committee for Refugee Children, associated with, The World Movement for the Care of Children from Germany. (British inter-aid Committee)." This letter informs the Loewensteins that they can send clothing to Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] in packages weighing less than 10 kilos to an address included in the letter through the British Post. The letter is signed by the secretary of the...
Dates: circa 1939

Letter from the American Consulate General in Berlin, Germany, 1938 December 31

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00002
Abstract

Letter from the American General Consulate in Berlin to Max Loewenstein assigning the family reserve numbers. The reserve numbers were their place on the waiting list to apply for admission to the United States. Reserve numbers 8960, 8961, and 8962 meant they would be allowed to apply for a visa sometime in 1943 or 1944.

Dates: 1938 December 31

Life Mask of Henry Lowenstein, 1996

 Item
Identifier: B333.09.0012.00001
Scope and Contents

Life mask, or lifecasting, of Henry Lowenstein showing his face with beard and part of his head; neck and small portion of his chest are included.

Dates: 1996

Loewenstein Family Portrait, 1939 May

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00007
Abstract

Left to right: Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein], Karin Steinberg, Max "Vatchen" Loewenstein, and Marie "Mautzy" Loewenstein pose for a family portrait in Berlin, Germany shortly before Heinrich left for England on the Kindertransport.

Dates: 1939 May

Loewenstein Family Portrait, circa 1929

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.01.00007
Abstract

Left to right: Max Loewenstein, Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein], Karin Steinberg, and Marie Loewenstein posed for a family portrait.

Dates: circa 1929

Loewenstein Family Portrait, 1939 May

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.01.00013
Abstract

Left to right: Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein], Karin Steinberg, Max "Vatchen" Loewenstein, and Marie "Mautzy" Loewenstein pose for a family portrait in Berlin, Germany shortly before Heinrich left for England on the Kindertransport.

Dates: 1939 May

Lowenstein Family Holocaust Exhibit Booklet, 2009

 Item
Identifier: B333.07.0001.0007.00001
Abstract

Bound booklet written by Henry Lowenstein to accompany an exhibit featuring the Loewenstein documents at the Denver Public Library. The booklet explains the documents in the Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers and tells his family's story during World War II especially relating to the Holocaust.

Dates: 2009

Lowenstein Family Papers and Art

 Collection
Identifier: B333
Abstract Ernst Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] was born in Berlin, Germany in 1925 to a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. To escape Nazi brutality, he was sent on the Kindertransport to England in 1939. His parents, Dr. Max and Maria Loewenstein, and his half-sister, Karin Steinberg, remained in Berlin during World War II. Shortly after the war the family emigrated to the United States to avoid persecution. Materials in this collection include legal documents and correspondence,...
Dates: 1848-2014; Majority of material found within 1939-1948

Lowenstein Watercolor Paintings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D066
Abstract

Collection contains (6) blue watercolor pieces painted by Maria Lowenstein, Henry Lowenstein's mother. The paintings all depict different dance styles or movement. The materials were donated through Henry Lowenstein's estate.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Maria Lowenstein Oral History Transcripts, 2001-2002

 File
Identifier: B333.09.0014.0005
Scope and Contents

Folder contains transcripts of oral histories by Maria Lowenstein, most done in the late 1970s. Maria talks about her childhood in Estonia, WWI, WWII, Nazis, finding Henry Lowenstein, Karin Steinberg, and Ingrid Lind. Also, one DVD with 29 mp3 files of the interviews and an Excel index. Oral histories were transcribed by Henry Lowenstein on 2001-2002.

Dates: 2001-2002