In 1938 , Eichholz graduated from the Johanneum High School . He attended the Berlin Technical University for two partial semesters that ended on 9 November 1938 during '' Kristallnacht '' . He was expelled from the University and was fortunate to escape arrest after witnessing the destruction and burning of synagogues . Early in 1939 Eichholz was awarded a Refugee Scholarship from Harvard University effective in the following Fall semester . With this information , he was able to secure a transit visa to Great Britain where he could stay with relatives
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Geoffrey G. Eichholz