Her mother, born Martha Cohn
, was the daughter of Jacob Cohn, who made a great deal of money importing tea. Martha was responsible for HA
's upbringing, which she recorded in a book entitled...
Residence
Hannah Arendt
In October 1940, when Jews in occupied France were required to register with the local prefecture, HA
, her mother, and Heinrich Blücher
began the quest for the coveted, hard-to-obtain visas for the USA. In...