Correspondence with Loewenbach, Sigmar

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/912
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110646
Dates
6 Sep 1959 - 8 Nov 1959
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Born and raised in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) Sigmar Loewenbach (born 1916) was a Jewish-German farmer and teacher. When the Nazis came to power he fled to Palestine. In 1949 he re-migrated to West Germany.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding an enquiry by Loewenbach for a job or general support. Included is a detailed description of his persecution experience in Nazi Germany, the flight by ship (S.S. Astir) to Palestine and his activities there, as well as the return to postwar Germany and the difficulties Loewenbach encountered here.

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People

  • Loewenbach, Sigmar

Subjects

  • Expropriation
  • Ships
  • Remigrants
  • Refugees
  • Racial persecution, Jews

Places

  • Gdansk
  • Siegen
  • Palestine
  • Münster (North-Rhine Westphalia)
  • Israel
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