Stone, Meta Loewenstein, 1891-1996
Biography
Meta Loewenstein was born May 10, 1891 in a small town in Germany. In 1914, she met Paul Katzenstein, but before they could be married, World War I began, and Paul was taken into the German army. He served four years in the army and came home severely wounded. Paul and Meta were married in 1919. When the family immigrated to the United States, their last name was changed to Stone. Hitler came to power in 1933. The Nuremberg Laws were decreed in 1935 and took away most civil rights for Jews. Meta’s youngest brother was a doctor who immigrated to the United States in 1936 and established a medical practice in New York State. Her brother provided affidavits for the family, but they needed to wait until they came up on the quota list. The family had the necessary documents to emigrate, but Paul was arrested. Their quota number came up two weeks later, Paul was released, and Paul, Meta, and their son Ernest left Germany immediately. Paul and Meta Stone settled in Denver and after a few months they bought the Capitol Hill Bookstore. The store was located on Colfax near East High. Paul Stone died in Denver in 1964 and Meta Stone closed the bookstore in 1965. Meta Stone wrote the paper “Meta’s Story” in 1994 and died in Boulder in 1996.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, 1891-1994
Family Trees and Biographical Information, 1933-1994
Contains family trees, correspondence, and biographical information.
Margot and Dieter Nashelsky in Gudensberg, Germany
Margot and Dieter Nashelsky in Gudensberg, Germany.
Meta Lowenstein Stone in Capital Hill Bookstore, circa 1955
Meta Lowenstein Stone standing in the Capitol Hill Bookstore that she and her husband Paul Stone owned. The store was on East Colfax near East High school. The store was closed in 1965.