Abstract

This paper presents two outstanding classical scholars who were forced to leave Germany after Hitler's seizure of power: Kurt von Fritz's dismissal took place in 1935, Ernst Kapp lost his position in 1937. At this time, von Fritz already was appointed as Associate Professor at Columbia University. The focus of the paper will be a detailed reconstruction of Kapp's desperate efforts to get a position in the U.S. Apart from his dependency on relief organizations' financial aid, he fortunately could rely on the support of his former student and friend von Fritz, who helped him tirelessly to secure tenure and full professorship at Columbia in 1948.

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