Jewish institutions provide support Henry Lowenstein During the spring and summer of 1938, a slate of anti-Jewish legislation restricts Jewish participation in German economic and social life. Jewish property and businesses are registered, and Jews are barred from...
Antisemitism in the classroom Henry Lowenstein Henry initially attends German schools. Within a few years, the persecution of Jewish students has become commonplace, not only perpetrated by fellow classmates, but sanctioned and encouraged by teachers as well. In 1933,...
Henry's childhood in Berlin Henry Lowenstein Henry Lowenstein is born on July 4, 1925 in Berlin, Germany, just a few months after Hitler reconstitutes the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) as a political party. As Henry enjoys a happy childhood in...
Under the shadow of the Nazis Henry Lowenstein Henry starts school in 1930 at the age of five. Since the Wall Street crash of 1929, Germany’s economy is in shambles and the crisis provides fuel for Hitler, who blames the crisis on political enemies, the leftist...
