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)Citation:
His emigration report, 1939 (Ernst Heinrich Israel Loewenstein)Citation:
His Kindertransport travel letter, 1939 (Ernst Loewenstein)Citation:
B333.01.0001.0001.00008 Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers (Henry Lowenstein)Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Heinrich Loewenstein's Identification Card Issued by the Police in Berlin, 1939 March 31
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Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00004
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Identification card issued by the Polizeipräsident in Berlin to Heinrich Löwenstein [Henry Lowenstein] in Berlin, Germany. The issue date is March 31, 1939, and it is valid until March 31, 1944. After Kristallnacht, Jews were required to apply for identification cards. The left side of the interior is a form with blanks labeled issued location, identification number, expiration date, surname, given names, birth date, birthplace, profession, description, and remarks. The right side has a...
Dates:
1939 March 31
Heinrich Loewenstein's Jewish Scout Association Membership Card, 1938
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Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00012
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Membership card issued by Deutscher Makkabi-Kreis e.V. --Jüdischer Pfadfinderbund Makkabi Hazair, the Jewish Scout Association, to Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] in Berlin, Germany. Inside the front cover is a stamp from the Jewish Scout Association and a photograph of Heinrich. The first page has been filled out by hand with information about Heinrich including his birth date and place, address, and the year he started in the scouts. The next page has been initialed for each...
Dates:
1938
Henry Lowenstein's Travel Visa, 1946 October 15-1948 October 3
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Identifier: B333.06.0001.0006.00014
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Henry Lowenstein's travel visa. The visa is a light green bound book with dark green text on cover stating "Travel Document (Agreement of 15th October, 1946)" with the same text in French underneath. The earliest stamp in the book is from April 17, 1947 but the printed agreement date on the first page is October 15, 1946. The visa expired on October 3, 1948. The visa includes a photograph of Henry as well as a physical description, his birthdate and place, and his current residence and...
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Usage: 1946 October 15-1948 October 3
Kindertransport Travel Instructions, 1939 May 29
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Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00008
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Letter from the Jewish Welfare and Youth Welfare Office in Berlin notifying the Loewensteins of Heinrich Loewenstein's [Henry Lowenstein, written in this letter as Ernst] place on the Kindertransport. The letter contains the date, time, and location of departure of the transport and Heinrich's permit number. Translation by Henry Loewenstein: "Jewish Welfare and Children's Care Organization, May 25, 1939. We notify you herewith that the transport to England in which your child Ernst is to...
Dates:
1939 May 29
Letter Announcing Heinrich Loewenstein's Place on the Kindertransport, after 1939 February 20
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Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00005
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Letter on Hampstead Garden Suburb Care Committee for Refugee Children letterhead addressed to Dr. Max Loewenstein. The letter informed Dr. Max Loewenstein the committee had guaranteed a place for Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] on the Kindertransport. If further states that Heinrich's paperwork was received on February 20, 1939 and that the committee will deal with the German authorities. The English Parliament passed a law permitting German Jewish children to settle in England...
Dates:
after 1939 February 20
Letter from Hampstead Garden Suburb Care Committee for Refugee Children, circa 1939
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Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00009
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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
Lowenstein Family Holocaust Exhibit Booklet, 2009
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Identifier: B333.07.0001.0007.00001
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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.
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2009
Oral History Interview with Henry Lowenstein, 2011 February 5-20
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Identifier: B333.07.0001.0007.00002
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An unedited video interview with Henry Lowenstein on three DVDs. A fourth DVD holds the MP4 copies of the interview.
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2011 February 5-20
Red Cross Letter, between 1944 March 27-April 20
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Identifier: B333.04.0001.0004.00001
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Letter written by Marie Loewenstein in Berlin, Germany to Henry Loewenstein in Church Farm, Whipsnade, Dunstable, Beds, England through the Red Cross, dated by Marie March 27, 1944, stamped by the English post office April 4, 1944, and stamped received April 20, 1944. The front of this letter includes instructions in German and French for sending, Marie's address, Henry's address, and the message. The back of this letter is where the receiver could send a response however it is blank...
Dates:
between 1944 March 27-April 20
Red Cross Letter, between 1944 February 25-March 28
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Identifier: B333.04.0001.0004.00002
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Letter written by Marie Loewenstein in Berlin, Germany to Henry Loewenstein in Church Farm, Whipsnade, Dunstable, Beds, England through the Red Cross, dated by Marie February 25, 1944, stamped by an English post office March 11, 1944, and stamped received March 28, 1944. The front of this letter includes instructions in German and French for sending the letter, Marie's address, Henry's address, and a message about how the family is well and they miss Henry and long for a reunion signed by...
Dates:
between 1944 February 25-March 28