Escape. As the Nazis rose to power in Germany, the only option to survive for Hanns Loewenbach became escape. In his early twenties, with his future plans suddenly erased, Hanns became a wanted man on the streets of Berlin. His extraordinary story includes a desperate swim to Denmark, unexpected help from an SS officer, and living in the Shanghai ghetto while enduring the Japanese occupation of China. The complete story of Hanns Lowenbach's Holocaust journey can be found in To Life: The Past Is Present, Holocaust Stories of Hampton Roads Survivors, Rescuers, and Liberators. For information about Hanns — and to bookmark the webpage where future episodes of this podcast AND behind-the-scenes content will live, please visit https://holocaustcommission.jewishva.org/stars-among-us. Distributed by WHRO Public Media