With the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933 , his notary license was withdrawn . In November 1938 , Guggenheim lost his license to practice law . He was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp on November 9 , 1938 , making him a victim of Kristallnacht . After a few weeks he was released in December under the condition that he must leave Germany . Later that month , he emigrated with his wife , Eugenie ( 1878-1984 ) to Flushing , New York . Their German citizenship was officially withdrawn in 1941 . The Guggenheim 's correspondence with the Frankfurt journalist and social worker Martha Wertheimer during their stay in the United States survived the war
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Siegfried Guggenheim