Ulrich wolfgang arnheim wikipedia

Who was Ulrich Wolfgang Arnheim?

Ulrich was the only child of Dr. Fritz A. and Milli (Rosenthal) Arnheim. Dr. Arnheim was a successful lawyer. The familylived in Berlin, a large, cosmopolitan, highlysophisticated city.

Many of the Jews of Berlin were assimilated and were well integrated into the social and culturalfabric of the city.

When the Nazis came to power in Germany, Ulrich was a six year-old schoolboy.

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They slowly introduced harsh economic and social restrictions against the Jews. Jews were barred from most professions, and lost their citizenship. Ulrich's father lost his job, leaving the family with no regular income. The Germans began expelling Jews who had not been born in Germany.

In November 1938, a country-wide night of massive riots and plundering was directed towards Germany's Jews.

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This was later known as Kristallnacht, because of all the glass windows that had been broken. Ulrich's parents decided to find a way to leave the country. They attempted to place Ulrich