Henry B. Ollendorff

Henry B. Ollendorff (born March 14, 1907 in Esslingen, Germany, February 10, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a German-born American lawyer and social worker.

Born as a son of a Jewish ophthalmologist converted to Christianity in Esslingen, he grew up in Darmstadt, studied law in Berlin and promoted in Heidelberg in 1929.

He was severely hampered by national socialist legislation, was imprisoned for 13 months, and emigrated to the United States in 1938. His wife followed him in 1939. His stepmother was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp.

In Cleveland he studied social work and worked for underprivileged children in his new home.

He was sent to Germany by the US government in 1954 to conduct courses for German youth leaders and social workers as part of the re-education program. The very successful activity led to a worldwide exchange of social professionals and the founding of the Council of International Fellowship (CIF).

Since 2005, a place in Darmstadt has been named after him. Edit source text Single-level Edit source text

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