He had escaped Germany in March 1939, on a children's transport to England.
Its early members were lucky enough to have escaped Germany or determined enough to cling to life in the concentration camps.
She joined in 1941, two years after escaping Germany.
His brother Otto managed to escape Germany in July 1944.
Some accounts have Porsche assisting a Jewish employee to escape Germany.
He became involved in the illicit ransoming of Jews to escape Germany, and the diversion of those funds for personal use.
Although poor, the family were well-thought-of in a community of German immigrants, whose relatives originally settled the area after escaping Germany in 1855.
After his release, he managed to escape Germany via a ship from Hamburg to Australia.