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)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 1 Collection or Record:
Official Police Emigration Record for Heinrich Loewenstein, 6/5/1939-and 6/8/1939
Item
Identifier: B333.01.0001.0001.00010
Abstract
Official report filed at the police registration office, Polizeipräsident, in Berlin when Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] emigrated to England. The form has been filled out by hand and signed by Dr. Max Loewenstein. Dated June 5, 1939, the day Heinrich left Germany, the top of the form gives his former address in Berlin and his destination as London, England. Information columns on the form are filled out for Heinrich and include: surname, first name, marital status, profession,...
Dates:
6/5/1939-and 6/8/1939