Armin's nephew; Margarete and Siegfried's son
Dr. Harry David Lewinsky
Born 11 July 1911
Harry David Lewinsky was born on 11 July 1911, the son of Margarete and Siegfried Lewinsky. He earned a doctorate.
He left Germany for Palestine. His parents stayed in Berlin and were murdered in 1943. Harry lived on in Israel, and he kept their memory.
1938 – 1945
In May 1939 Harry was living at a home in Hamburg-Blankenese, most likely one that prepared young Jews for life in Palestine. By 1943 he was in Jerusalem.
After
In 1957, living in Afula, he claimed back his parents' gold, silver and furniture. In the late 1980s, then in Haifa, he had his parents declared dead.
Close family
- MotherMargarete Lewinsky, née Gerechter 1887 – 1943
- FatherSiegfried Lewinsky 1882 – 1943
What we don't know
We don't know when he reached Palestine, what his doctorate was in, or when he died.
The recordsthe archive's notes, dates and sources
Life events
| Date | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1939 | Hamburg-Blankenese, Rissener Landstr. 127 | Census address: a "Heim", probably a Hachshara training home preparing young Jews for Palestine (inference) MTL |
| by 1943 | Jerusalem | In Palestine BLHA-22898 |
| 1957 | Afula (Shikun Ovdim, Aviv St. 7) | Claims restitution for his parents' gold, silver and furniture (81 WGA 770-771/57) WGA |
| 1988-89 | Haifa | Through the United Restitution Organisation, has his parents declared dead BLHA-22898 |
Sources
- BLHA 22898
- Landesarchiv Berlin B Rep. 025-08 catalogue
- Mapping the Lives
The small letters after an entry name its source: GB the German Memorial Book, JM the Joods Monument, AROL the Arolsen Archives, GENI the family tree on Geni, STOL the stones.