Oskar Lowenstein
Oskar Löwenstein (actually Hans-Oskar Baron Löwenstein de Witt ; born June 22, 1926 in Stralsund , † 2004 in Berlin ) was a so-called “ half-Jew ” at the time of National Socialism . Among other things, his memoirs formed the historical basis for the film Rosenstrasse .
Life
Löwenstein moved to Berlin with his family in 1936. Since his father was Jewish , Hans-Oskar Löwenstein was asked to leave school in 1938. He then attended the Joseph Lehmann School of the Jewish Reform Community and officially converted to the Jewish faith . From then on, he was referred to by the National Socialists as a “ valid Jew ”. His aristocratic , Protestant mother was repeatedly summoned by the Gestapo and asked to separate from her Jewish husband. On the day of the “ factory action ”, he and his father were arrested in Rosenstrasse. However, both were freed again in the course of the Rosenstrasse protest .
Löwenstein and his parents survived the Holocaust , after the war they emigrated to Israel , but later returned to West Germany .
Web links
- Kerstin Decker: Hans-Oskar Baron Löwenstein de Witt. Der Tagesspiegel, November 19, 2004, accessed on May 11, 2013 .
- Young people interview contemporary witnesses. Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt, accessed on May 11, 2013 .
- Hans Oskar Löwenstein Baron de Witt. ( Flash ; 55 kB) MBOW contemporary witness project, accessed on May 11, 2013 .
- Philipp Gessler: Not silent for once. In: The daily newspaper. February 27, 2003, accessed May 11, 2013 .
- The other contemporary witnesses. Retrieved May 11, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löwenstein, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hans-Oskar Baron Löwenstein de Witt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German so-called half-Jew at the time of National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stralsund |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2004 |
| Place of death | Berlin |