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.
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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 24 Collections and/or Records:
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Identifier: B333.06.0001.0006.00013
Abstract
Radiogram from Henry Lowenstein to his family on the SS Marine Perch during their crossing to the United States. The message reads: "AONY DE GKV - RELAYED VIA ANBM, WHIPSNADE NR1 10 21 1253, STEINBERG SS MARINE PERCH/ GLV VIA ANBM, LOVE AND ALL THE BEST - HENRY."
Dates:
1946 July 24
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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
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Identifier: B333.04.0001.0004.00002
Abstract
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
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Identifier: B333.06.0001.0006.00011
Abstract
Henry Lowenstein's first class passenger ticket on the SS Marine Falcon from Southampton to "A US Port" scheduled to sail approximately June 16, 1947. The ticket is dated May 8, 1947. Front side of the ticket is the receipt with passenger information describing Henry Lowenstein and the total for the ticket. Stamped on the front is a square box that says, " J. D. Hewett & Co., Travel Agents, 109. Jermyn Street, London, S.W.1." "Passenger will be provided with cafeteria service only,"...
Dates:
1947 May 8
