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Lowenstein, Henry, 1925-2014

 Person

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.

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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 9 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1: Maria Lowenstein Watercolor Paintings

 File — Box D066.0001: Series D066.01 [Barcode: U186023262891]
Identifier: D066.01.0001
Abstract

This box contains (6) blue watercolor paintings done by Maria Lowenstein of dancers from various styles.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.

Dates: 2011

Exhibit at DU, 2013-2014

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0016
Scope and Contents

Loan agreement and exhibit paperwork concerning the exhibit at DU including images of works, titles, insurance values and dimensions. Event postcard included.

Dates: 2013-2014

Exhibits, 1981-1984

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0003
Abstract

Folder contains lists of painting titles for two separate exhibits featuring Maria Lowenstein and a photocopy of an exhibit publicity card for the April 1981 Retrospective exhibit. Also included are insurance values for Maria Lowenstein's art displayed at the Governors Reception, Denver Art Museum April 30, 1984.

Dates: 1981-1984

Henry Lowenstein Papers and Art, 1873-2014

 Series
Identifier: B333.09
Abstract

This series contains papers and documents about Henry Lowenstein. It also contains Bonfils/Lowenstein set design drawings created by Henry Lowenstein.

Dates: 1873-2014

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

Newspaper Articles, 1959-2013

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0005
Abstract

Folder full of newspapper clippings and photocopies of articles of articles about Maria Lowenstein, her life and her art. Artcles range from 1959-2013 with the bulk of the articles from the 1960s.

Dates: 1959-2013

Watercolor Paintings

 Series
Identifier: D066.01
Scope and Contents

This series contains (6) watercolor paintings.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined