Loewenstein, Max Moses, 1885-1948
Biography
b. 17 May1885, Lessen, Poland (later Prussia, now Germany); m. Marie Lilli Margarete Bätge (birth name) Steinberg (first married name) in 1925; father= of Ernst Heinrich Loewenstein (later Henry Lowenstein); d. 1948 __In 1939, the Nazi government required that Jewish men add the middle name ''Israel'' and use it in all official documentation. __See: B333.02.0001.0002.00013 - Max's report to the police B333.05.0001.0005.00003 - Max's German identification papers B333.06.0001.0006.00001 - Parent's Certificate of identity in lieu of passport __His admission papers to Wittenaur Sanitorium : B333.02.0001.0002.00002 (Dr. Max Israel Löwenstein) His eviction (i.e. deportation) summons, 1942 : B333.02.0001.0002.00004 (Dr. Max Israel Löwenstein) Jews in Nazi Berlin, 2009 (under the second supplementary decree on the Implementation of the Law on the Amendment of Family and First Names: p. 86 (Zweite Verordnung zur Durchführung des Gesetzes über die Änderung von Familien- und Vornamen), enacted on August 17 ... Jewish women and men must assume the compulsory names of “Sara” and “Israel,” respectively, if they did not bear first names that were included on an appended list of “recognized Jewish” first names) His ID papers, 1946 : B333.05.0001.0005.00003 (Dr. Max Loewenstein) Certificate of Identity : B333.06.0001.0006.00001.00001 (Max Loewenstein, Poland, Lessen, b. 17th May 1885) signature (Max Loewenstein) Email from H Lowenstein, 3 Oct. 2011 (The birth and death dates for Max Loewenstein are Born May 17th, 1885, in Lessen, West Prussia Died Feb 3rd, 1948, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA, per Henry Lowenstein. No Social Security record because he was never employed in the United States)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Max Lowenstein's Ration Card, 1945-1946
Ration card issued to Max Lowenstien, ID number 6389 in district M by the "Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin" or the "Jewish Community in Berlin." The bottom of the card is signed "Maria Lowenstein." Ten columns across back titled Kartoffeln (potato), Gemüse (vegetables) and then labeld A-H. There are several date stamps across the columns.
Oral History Audio-cassette Tapes, 1966-1976
Contains 26 audio-cassettes 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.
Report to Berlin Police, 1934 April 5
Report to the Berlin police on April 5, 1934 upon moving into a new apartment. The form is in German and lists the family members names, birth dates, religeon. Has five stamps from the police department.
United States Lines Affidavit of Support, 1939 November 25
Affidavit of support filled out by Nathan Greensberg of Williamsport, PA stating that he is willing to take in the Lowenstein family who are applying to visas to the United States because of religious persecution. The affidavit labels the Lowenstein family as good friends of Nathan Greensberg and states that the Lowenstein’s may remain with him until such time that they become self-supporting. The form lists the family's birth dates, countries of birth and occupations.
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