CHAPTER 33––Orphans of the Storm The bond between Max and E... (1936)
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- The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family whole source · open book
“I do not envy him his life,” Eddie Warburg said of him in 1938, “but I do envy him his real nobility of character which enables him to carry on with such grace and charm.”1 In part, Eric weathered the persecution through travel, including twice-yearly trips to America to establish residency there. In 1936, he traveled aboard the zeppelin Hindenburg, which spectacularly exploded the next year. He often sailed to Scandinavia aboard the Kong Bele with Gisi, aristocratic girlfriends, and Alain de Rothschild.
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