Moshe Weinberger
Wrestling coach. Also known as Moshe Weinberg. Israeli youth champion in wrestling, and also the adult champion for eight years. At the Summer Olympics in Munich, he was murdered by Palestinian ter...
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Victor Weisz
Born Berlin. As a left-wing Jew he decided to leave Germany as Hitler rose to power. Signed himself "Vicky". Click on external site for more information and to see some of his work. Died by suicide.
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Chaim Weizmann
Scientist and statesman. Born Chaim Azriel Weizmann, at Motol, near Pinsk, Belorussia. (Modern day Belarus). He studied in Germany and Switzerland producing a number of patents on dyestuffs. In 19...
Person, Politics & Administration, Science, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Switzerland
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Sir Julius Wernher
Co-founder and funder (with Alfred Beit) of the Royal School of Mines building. Born Damstadt, Germany, came to London in 1871, and, acting as a diamond agent, went to Kimberly in South Africa. Re...
Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Race Issues, Germany, South Africa
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King Wilhelm II of Germany
William II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. Born Berlin, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, and so nephew to King Edward VII. Ruled 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 Novembe...
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Henry Williamson
Writer. Born at 66 Braxfield Road, Brockley. His best known work, 'Tarka the Otter' was published in 1927. He attended the Nuremberg rally in Berlin and saw Adolf Hitler as a source of good for his...
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Empire Windrush
Liner, built in Hamburg with the name 'Monte Rosa' as a luxury cruise ship. Many of the passengers in the early days were privileged members of the Nazi Party. She saw active service in WW2 and was...
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Frederick Winsor
Gas engineer. Born Friedrich Albrecht Winzer (Anglicised as Frederick Albert Winsor) in Brunswick, Germany. He studied the technology of gas street lighting in Paris. In London he founded the Gas L...
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Derwent Wood
Sculptor. Born Francis Derwent Wood at Eskin Place, Caslerigg, St John's, Keswick, Cumberland. His family moved to Switzerland and then Germany, where he studied and became proficient in three lang...
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