In about 1925 the partners decided to combine their office and warehouse with the facilities of the firm of Moritz Rosenwald located at Heideloffstrasse. One partner who had always been very hard to get along with had to leave the firm. A long agreement was prepared with him which Included the words: “Die Parteien stehen auf dem Gruessfuss." (The parties greet each other on the street).

The cooperation with Moritz Rosenwald was quite successful and lasted till 1934 when the Hitler regime necessitated a separation.

About 1930 Hitler became so strong that most Jews left Germany if they were able to do so. My two sisters and my brother emigrated to the United States and I followed in 1934. Mother passed away in 1936 and soon thereafter Father's brother Eugen died.

It is easy to say: "Mr. N. N. left Nuremberg and moved to another country." Few can imagine the inner difficulties in taking this step, due to the doubt where to go, how to live there, how to educate children particularly at a time of world wide unemployment.

Like all German Jews, Father lost all rights of citizenship and property through the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 and later Nazi Edicts, Still, he believed, conditions would only be temporary and as a former soldier in the German army, nothing serious would happen to him. It took the pogrom of November 11, 1938 (Kristal‐ nacht) to make him leave and to join his four children in the United States.

Despite his fears he acclimatized himself very well and never complained about the great change in his living conditions. For 15 years he lived in New York in the best of health. He passed away in his sleep shortly before his 80th birthday, on July 28th, 1953.

Father is remembered by all as man of great family devotion who cared not only about his immediate family but also about nieces, nephews and cousins. He is also an example of unswerving integrity.