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Group portrait of Jewish children dressed in Purim costume at the entrance to a home in Essen.

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    Group portrait of Jewish children dressed in Purim costume at the entrance to a home in Essen.
    Group portrait of Jewish children dressed in Purim costume at the entrance to a home in Essen.

Among those pictured is Heinz Straus (upper left).

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    Caption
    Group portrait of Jewish children dressed in Purim costume at the entrance to a home in Essen.

    Among those pictured is Heinz Straus (upper left).
    Date
    Circa 1937
    Locale
    Essen, [Prussian Rhineland] Germany
    Variant Locale
    [North Rhine-Westphalia]
    Photo Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Henry Straus

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    Photo Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Henry Straus

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    Biography
    Heinz (now Henry) Straus is the son of Gustav and Sofie Straus. He was born October 30, 1928 in Essen, Germany, where his father was a traveling salesman. Heinz, who was an only child, attended the Israelitische Volkschule, which he entered on April 1, 1935. He also was involved in many social activities at the local synagogue and youth center (Jugendheim). In October 1938 a number of his classmates, who were the children of Polish-born Jews, were expelled to the Polish frontier. Four weeks later Heinz witnessed the burning of the Essen synagogue and youth center during Kristallnacht. The next day, on November 10, 1938, his father was arrested and sent to Dachau. Following his release several weeks later, the family obtained American visas and departed for the U.S. on April 20, 1939.
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