Duchamp, Marcel
1887-1968, French painter and sculptor who mainly became famous due to his Surrealist-Dadaist readymade works of art; from 1915-1919 and from 1942 resident in the USA
East-West controversy
also referred to as cold war controversy, tension between the victorious powers of the second world war, the Soviet Union and the United States, which also had an impact on the occupation zones and the two German states, and West Berlin.
Editions Prométhée
publishing house in the French city of Strasbourg that published several German-language antifascist books from 1933 to 1940.
Edschmid, Kasimir
1890–1966, Writer, co-founder of the artists' group "Darmstädter Sezession" (Darmstadt Secession). Some of his works were banned during the Nazi era. Nevertheless, Edschmid decided not to emigrate.
Eemnes
one of several districts along the river Eem with towns and communities merging together in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands
Eichmann, Adolf
1906-1962, during the era of Nazi power, responsible for organising the expulsion and deportation of Jews and thus co-responsible for their murder. He was sentenced to death in a high-profile trial in Israel.
Einstein, Albert
1879-1955, important physician, Nobel lauerate who emigrated to the USA in 1933 and received American citizenship in 1940
Eisenstein, Sergej
1898-1948, Soviet film director, made the influential classic Battleship Potemkin in 1925
Ellington, Duke
1899-1974, influential US jazz musician (pianist and composer).
Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced German/Foreign Scholars
Aid organisation in the USA that offered assistance to scientists and academics in particular
