Lange, Hanns W.
Biographical details: 19 July 1915 in Berlin – 26 October 2007 in Purley, United Kingdom
Occupation: Furrier
Exile: 1939 United Kingdom
Hanns W. Lange did not initially consider emigration. However, under the Nuremberg laws he was deemed to be "Non-Aryan". During an internship in the United Kingdom, he explored the local job opportunities. After returning temporarily to Germany he emigrated to the United Kingdom in March 1939. From 1940 to 1942 he was interned as an "enemy alien" on the Isle of Man.
Lange, Irma (née Miskolczy)
Biographical details: 31 May 1891 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 14 February 1986 in London, United Kingdom
Exile: 1939 United Kingdom
Despite having a German husband, Irma Lange was increasingly at risk as a Jew, and emigrated in 1939. She lived with her son Hanns in a house to the south of London, which they then bought in 1944. From 1940 to 1942 Irma Lange was first interned in the women's prison Holloway, then on the Isle of Man. She earned her living in part from handicrafts which she sold to the local population.
Lasker-Schüler, Else (born Elisabeth)
Biographical details: 11 February 1869 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal) – 22 January 1945, Jerusalem, Palestine
Occupation: Writer, artist
Exile: 1933 Switzerland, 1939 Palestine
After being assaulted, Else Lasker-Schüler moved to Switzerland. There a work ban was in place which she had to violate in order to earn a living. She gave lectures, wrote for the press and sold some drawings. In 1939 she was prevented from returning from a trip to Palestine. In Jerusalem, she was culturally active but lived in poor conditions.
Liepman(n), Heinz
Biographical details: 27 August 1905 in Osnabrück – 6 June 1966 in Agarone, Switzerland
Occupation: Writer, journalist
Exile: 1933 Netherlands, 1934 France, 1935 United Kingdom, 1937 USA
Remigration: 1947 Germany/Western occupation zones (Hamburg)
After being arrested in the Netherlands, Heinz Liepman was expelled to Belgium in February 1934. From there he went to Paris where he worked, as in his other places of exile, as a journalist and freelance writer. Liepman was deported from the USA in 1947 to Germany as a result of drug offences. When he left Germany for Switzerland in 1961, he called this his second emigration.
Loewy, Erna (geb. Levy)
Biographical details: 12 April 1892 in Krefeld – 19 July 1960 in Frankfurt am Main
Exile: 1938 Palestine
Remigration: 1957 Germany/FRG
Erna Loewy emigrated to Palestine in November 1938 together with her husband Richard. Their son, Ernst, had lived there since 1936. While the Loewys were preparing to leave, the November pogroms took place. Richard Loewy feared being arrested, and so it was Erna Loewy who picked up their passports from the authorities. Erna and Richard Loewy travelled on a tourist visa to Palestine.
Loewy, Ernst
Biographical details: 25 April 1920 in Krefeld – 17 September 2002 in Frankfurt am Main
Occupation: Bookseller, librarian, literary scholar
Exile: 1936 Palestine
Remigration: 1956 Germany/FRG
In April 1936, the pupil Ernst Loewy arrived as part of a Youth Aliyah group in Palestine, where he lived in a kibbutz until 1938. He kept in close contact by letter with his parents, who were only able to join him in 1938. In March 1938, Loewy began an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Tel Aviv. Early in the 1940s he also worked as a publicist. Loewy could not study until after his return.
Loewy, Richard
Biographical details: 15 February 1891 in Waidhaus – 6 May 1969 in Frankfurt am Main
Occupation: Businessman, bookseller, sales representative
Exile: 1938 Palestine
Remigration: 1957 Germany/FRG
Richard Loewy emigrated to Palestine in November 1938 together with his wife Erna. Their son, Ernst, had lived there since 1936. While the Loewys were preparing to leave, the November pogroms took place. Richard Loewy was afraid of being arrested and thus did not leave the house again until his departure. Erna and Richard Loewy travelled on a tourist visa to Palestine.
Löwenstein, Helga Prinzessin zu
Biographical details: 27 August 1910 in Lofthus, Norway – 23 November 2004 in Berlin
Exile: 1933 Austria, 1934 Territory of the Saar Basin, 1935 United Kingdom, 1935 USA
Remigration: 1946 Germany/Western occupation zones
As a lecture speaker, Princess Helga zu Löwenstein campaigned in the USA for an increased awareness about National Socialism. Together with her husband, Prince Hubertus zu Löwenstein, she used their position in society to raise money for the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom. The zu Löwensteins returned soon after the war to Germany; they collected donations for refugees and displaced persons.
Löwenstein, Hubertus Prinz zu
Biographical details: 14 October 1906 near to Kufstein, Austria-Hungary – 28 November 1984 in Bonn
Occupation: Jurist, journalist, politician
Exile: 1933 Austria, 1934 Territory of the Saar Basin, 1935 United Kingdom, 1935 USA
Remigration: 1946 Germany/Western occupation zones
Prince Hubertus zu Löwenstein was committed to promoting awareness of the "other", critical and democratic Germany among exiles with his idea of the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom. He also used lectures and publications to help raise awareness about the Nazi regime and participated in the discourse about the future political order of Germany after its demise.
