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A. Edward Nussbaum
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
A. Edward Nussbaum (Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, 1925 – St. Louis, Missouri, 31 October 2009) was a theoretical mathematician and professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis...
Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs
Alfred Dubs, Baron Dubs (born December 1932) is a Czech-born British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament.
Alfred Dubs, Baron Dubs (born December 1932) is a Czech-born British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament.
Alfred Bader
Alfred Bader CBE (born 28 April 1924 in Vienna, Austria) is a Canadian chemist, businessman and collector of fine art.
Alfred Bader CBE (born 28 April 1924 in Vienna, Austria) is a Canadian chemist, businessman and collector of fine art.
Ari Rath
Ari Rath (born 6 January 1925) is an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer.
Ari Rath (born 6 January 1925) is an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer.
David Hurst
David Hurst (born 6 May 1926 in Berlin as Heinrich Theodor Hirsch) is a British-German actor.
David Hurst (born 6 May 1926 in Berlin as Heinrich Theodor Hirsch) is a British-German actor.
Erich Reich
Sir Erich Arieh Reich (born 1935, Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born entrepreneur based in London, who through his charity challenges company Classic Tours has inspired over 42,000 people to r...
Sir Erich Arieh Reich (born 1935, Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born entrepreneur based in London, who through his charity challenges company Classic Tours has inspired over 42,000 people to r...
Fred Spira
Fred Spira (1924-2007) was an inventor and innovator in photography as well as a collector of photographic equipment, images, books, and ephemera.
Fred Spira (1924-2007) was an inventor and innovator in photography as well as a collector of photographic equipment, images, books, and ephemera.
Fritz Spiegl
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Geoffrey Hartman
Geoffrey H. Hartman (born 1929) is a German-born American literary theorist, sometimes identified with the Yale School of deconstruction, but also has written on a wide range of subjects, and ca...
Geoffrey H. Hartman (born 1929) is a German-born American literary theorist, sometimes identified with the Yale School of deconstruction, but also has written on a wide range of subjects, and ca...
Guenter Treitel
Sir Guenter Heinz Treitel, QC, FBA, is a German-born English academic who retired as Vinerian Professor of English Law in 1997 Treitel is the son of a leading Berlin lawyer and came to England o...
Sir Guenter Heinz Treitel, QC, FBA, is a German-born English academic who retired as Vinerian Professor of English Law in 1997 Treitel is the son of a leading Berlin lawyer and came to England o...
Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger (born 1926) is an artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike.
Gustav Metzger (born 1926) is an artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike.
Hedy Epstein
Hedy Epstein is an American political activist known for her support of the Palestinian cause through the International Solidarity Movement and for her background as a "Holocaust survivor" Born...
Hedy Epstein is an American political activist known for her support of the Palestinian cause through the International Solidarity Movement and for her background as a "Holocaust survivor" Born...
Heini Halberstam
Heini Halberstam is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.
Heini Halberstam is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.
Hella Pick
Hella Pick CBE (born 1929) is a British journalist of Austrian descent.
Hella Pick CBE (born 1929) is a British journalist of Austrian descent.
Ignaz Maybaum
Ignaz Maybaum was a rabbi and 20th century liberal Jewish theologian.
Ignaz Maybaum was a rabbi and 20th century liberal Jewish theologian.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench.
Joe Schlesinger
Joe Schlesinger, is a Canadian television journalist and author.
Joe Schlesinger, is a Canadian television journalist and author.
John Grenville
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC (29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701) was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC (29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701) was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
John Rayner
Rabbi John Desmond Rayner, CBE was born in Berlin as Hans Sigismund Rahmer.
Rabbi John Desmond Rayner, CBE was born in Berlin as Hans Sigismund Rahmer.
Julius Carlebach
Julius Carlebach was a German-British rabbi and professor of sociology and history.
Julius Carlebach was a German-British rabbi and professor of sociology and history.
Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.
Karen Gershon
Karen Gershon, born Kaethe Loewenthal (1923 – 1993) was a German-born British writer and poet.
Karen Gershon, born Kaethe Loewenthal (1923 – 1993) was a German-born British writer and poet.
Kindertransport
The Kindertransport is the name given to the rescue mission that took place during the nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
The Kindertransport is the name given to the rescue mission that took place during the nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Leslie Brent
Leslie Baruch Brent, born Lothar Baruch, in Köslin, Germany, to German-Jewish parents, is a British immunologist and zoologist.
Leslie Baruch Brent, born Lothar Baruch, in Köslin, Germany, to German-Jewish parents, is a British immunologist and zoologist.
Lore Segal
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Meier Schwarz
Meier Schwarz (born 1926 in Nuremberg) is an Israeli former plant physiologist.
Meier Schwarz (born 1926 in Nuremberg) is an Israeli former plant physiologist.
Michael Steinberg (music critic)
Michael Steinberg was an American music critic, musicologist, and writer best known, according to San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, for "the illuminating, witty and often d...
Michael Steinberg was an American music critic, musicologist, and writer best known, according to San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, for "the illuminating, witty and often d...
Oswald Hanfling
Oswald Hanfling, (December 21, 1927 – October 25, 2005) was a German philosopher.
Oswald Hanfling, (December 21, 1927 – October 25, 2005) was a German philosopher.
Otto Newman
Otto Newman (born Otto Neumann) is an Adjunct Professor of Sociology at San Diego State University, where he has been since 1987.
Otto Newman (born Otto Neumann) is an Adjunct Professor of Sociology at San Diego State University, where he has been since 1987.
Otto Plaschkes
Otto Plaschkes (13 September 1929 – 14 February 2005) was a British-Jewish film producer.
Otto Plaschkes (13 September 1929 – 14 February 2005) was a British-Jewish film producer.
Paul Cohn
Paul Moritz Cohn FRS (8 January 1924, Hamburg, Germany – 20 April 2006, London, England) was Astor Professor of Mathematics at University College London, 1986-9, and author of many textbooks on ...
Paul Moritz Cohn FRS (8 January 1924, Hamburg, Germany – 20 April 2006, London, England) was Astor Professor of Mathematics at University College London, 1986-9, and author of many textbooks on ...
Reinhold and Ruth Benesch
Reinhold Benesch and Ruth Erica Benesch were American biochemists at Columbia University whose forty year scientific collaboration primarily investigated hemoglobin.
Reinhold Benesch and Ruth Erica Benesch were American biochemists at Columbia University whose forty year scientific collaboration primarily investigated hemoglobin.
Renata Laxova
Renata Laxova, Ph.D., a paediatric geneticist, is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at the Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Renata Laxova, Ph.D., a paediatric geneticist, is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at the Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Richard Grunberger
Richard Grunberger (7 March 1924 Vienna, Austria – 15 February 2005) was a British historian, who specialised in study of the Third Reich.
Richard Grunberger (7 March 1924 Vienna, Austria – 15 February 2005) was a British historian, who specialised in study of the Third Reich.
Rolf Decker
Rolf Decker is a retired German-American soccer player who played professionally with the New York Hakoah of the American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team in betwee...
Rolf Decker is a retired German-American soccer player who played professionally with the New York Hakoah of the American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team in betwee...
Steve Shirley
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist.
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist.
Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn (born March 9, 1923, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Walter Kohn (born March 9, 1923, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.