▁stay ing ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Austria ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁deport ed ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁leave . ▁He ▁left ▁Vienna ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁extensive ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Naz is ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁initially ▁sus pected ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁sp y ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁grant ▁him ▁a ▁vis a . ▁He ▁found ▁refuge ▁in ▁Cuba ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁when ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁was ▁convinced ▁that ▁his ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Naz is ▁were ▁used ▁only ▁to ▁save ▁lives . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Williams burg ▁section ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁U . S . ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁rescue ▁work ▁to ▁save ▁European ▁Jews ▁from ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁Va ad ▁H atz al ah ▁of ▁the ▁Ag ud ath ▁Har ab ban im . ▁Julius ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Vien ner ▁sh ul ▁of ▁Williams burg ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁Karl ▁Rich ter ▁and ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁famous ▁Ash ken az ▁Schiff ▁Sh ul ▁in ▁Vienna ▁of ▁which ▁Julius ▁and ▁Karl ▁were ▁active ▁members ▁of ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁on ▁Krist all n acht . ▁ ▁Ste inf eld ▁died ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁They ▁Cal led ▁Him ▁Mike ▁by ▁Y on ason ▁Rosen bl um , ▁Mes or ah ▁Publications