Heinrich/Henry Max Levinstein

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Heinrich/Henry Max Levinstein

Also Known As: "Heinz"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Themar, Thuringia, Germany
Death: June 21, 1986 (66)
Syracuse, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Moritz Levinstein and Nanette Levinstein
Husband of Betty Glixon and Private
Father of Private

Managed by: Andreas Josef Schwab
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About Heinrich/Henry Max Levinstein

See Meen, "The Family of Meier & Karoline (née Eisenfresser) MAYER," https://judeninthemar.org/the-jewish-families-of-themar-1865-1943/t...

"Professor Henry Levinstein of Syracuse University and his impact on infrared detectors in the U.S" -Life Story - https://sbrchistory.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/levinstein-paper-10...

  • Date/place of birth in Siegfried Wolf, Juden in Thüringen 1933-1945: Biographische Daten. (2000), vol 1 (unpaginated)
  • Identified as son of Moritz and Nanette (née Mayer) Levinstein in S. Wolf cited above.
  • In 1935, Henry left Germany for New York City, where he lived with his uncles as noted in his Life Story linked above.
  • Henry was rejected for U.S Military several times; one reason included high blood pressure; noted in Life Story above.
  • Identified as husband of Betty Strauss, whom he married in 1962. He became a stepfather of Betty's three sons; noted in Life Story above.
  • In 1984, Henry suffered from a heart attack, decreasing his heart function by 90%; noted in Life Story above.
  • In Summer 1986, Henry's heart stopped; noted in Life Story above.
  • A Stolpersteine was laid for Heinrich, Moritz, and Nanette Levinstein in Themar.
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Heinrich/Henry Max Levinstein's Timeline

1919
December 4, 1919
Themar, Thuringia, Germany
1935
May 16, 1935
Age 15
1986
June 21, 1986
Age 66
Syracuse, NY, United States
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