As the officially recognised Jewish religious leader of East Prussia , Josef Dunner was arrested on Kristallnacht ; the Nazis were unable to transport him to concentration camp in Germany , however , as the Poles would not allow the transfer of political prisoners through the Polish Corridor . As the Nazi authorities considered their options , Ida got in contact with Solomon Schonfeld , and was able to obtain through him a rabbi ’s visa , enabling the small family to come to England via the Netherlands in December 1938 . On arrival in London , the Dunners settled briefly in Golders Green . Before very long Josef was asked to become the rabbi of Westcliff , until 1940 , when he was briefly interned as an enemy alien on the Isle of Man . On his release , Josef was appointed as a rabbi to immigrant and evacuated Jews in Leicester , where the family remained until 1947
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Aba Dunner