Translations:Otto Eckart (Da VIII 23)/14/en

A family picture from later years, probably around the beginning of 1938. From left to right: Werner, Otto, Fritz, Otto, Horst, Anita, Anny, Ingeburg, Horst.

The National Socialists came to power in January 1933. Otto and Anita were in Berlin and thus able to witness the fascist’s torchlight parade through the Brandenburg Gate. In Munich, the National Socialists occupied the City Hall in March and proclaimed their takeover. That same year, they started to systematically persecute Jews and political opponents. Among Otto Eckart’s acquaintances, the successful Jewish businessman Max Uhlfelder was arrested. After his release from jail, he secretly stayed with the Eckart family for a few days before moving on and was eventually able to emigrate via Switzerland to the US.