Following Kristallnacht in 1938 , Benfey 's younger brother and older sister joined him briefly in England . Eduard and Lotte Benfey were eventually successful in getting American visas , because Lotte 's sister Anni Albers and her husband Josef Albers were Bauhaus artists , teaching at Black Mountain College in North Carolina . While the rest of the family were reunited as immigrants in New York , the Mendls invited Ted to remain with them and complete his education
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Otto Theodor Benfey