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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
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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