Kindertransport: the journey to England Henry Lowenstein Four days after the letter confirming his acceptance, the Loewensteins receive instructions for Henry’s departure, which is scheduled less than a week away. He is to report to the railroad station at 7 a.m. on...
Kindertransport: a lifeline for Jewish children Henry Lowenstein After Henry’s application for the Kindertransport is submitted in February 1939, Henry and his parents continue to pursue all available options to get Henry out of the country. Knowing that he must be...
Looking for a way out Henry Lowenstein Finding a way to leave the country is now the highest priority. The grave situation facing German Jews deteriorates significantly since the 1935 Evian conference, where representatives of over 30 countries came together to...
After Kristallnacht, doors close Henry Lowenstein After the Kristallnacht pogroms, anti-Jewish laws and restrictions continue to be implemented. Jewish businesses are appropriated through forced sale to Germans and Jews are denied access to education. The Nazi state...
Kristallnacht: an unmistakable turning point Henry Lowenstein As Henry and his father listen to radio reports of the November 7, 1938 assassination of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan, a young Polish Jew whose family has been deported from Germany,...
