My fifty years as a psychiatrist /

Childhood in Posen in 1880s; primary and secondary education; university studies in Leipzig, Berlin and Munich; training in psychiatry; move to the progressive model community of Hellerau (near Dresden); work with Emile Jacques-Dalcroze and his School for Rhythmic Gymnastics; military service during World War I; nationality conflict in Posen 1918-1920; office as neuropsychiatrist in Leipzig; activities for Congress for Psychotherapy.Ernst Jolowicz was born in Posen in 1882. He graduated from the University of Leipzig and practiced psychiatry. He was married to Hedwig Meischneider; the couple had a son, Franz, born in 1919, and divorced later. He then married Almeda Redman, a social worker. Ernst Jolowicz was an outspoken opponent of the Nazi movement and was forced to flee Germany after Adolf Hitler came to power. He continued his anti-Nazi activities with a series of radio broadcasts in Strasburg from 1936 through 1939. In 1941, he immigrated to the USA, where he first served as a school psychiatrist in Warwick, NY, before setting up a private practice in Manhattan. He also published several books and professional articles. He died of a heart attack in 1958.ChildhoodEducation, Primary and secondary; 1871-1918BerlinMunich