A German Jewish Entrepreneur Flees Nazi Persecution

Name: A German Jewish Entrepreneur Flees Nazi Persecution
Uploaded: 2019-10-30T09:29:29Z
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: In 1938, a German-Jewish businessman, Benno Thorsch, traded his camera factory in Dresden for a new life in Detroit. With the rise of the Third Reich, it was a move that almost certainly saved his family’s life.

From:Coming to America

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In 1938, a German-Jewish businessman, Benno Thorsch, traded his camera factory in Dresden for a new life in Detroit. With the rise of the Third Reich, it was a move that almost certainly saved his family’s life.