Born in Dresden, Germany, on July 3, 1909. On June 30, 1933, the successful law graduate was dismissed from judicial service for antisemitic reasons, and denied access to the second state exam. In August 1933, he married Liselotte (“Lilo”) Salzburg (1910–1997). The couple fled to Paris in October 1933, where Stein established himself as a photographer. 1938: birth of their daughter, Ruth-Marion. After the outbreak of World War II, Stein spent ten months in internment and labour camps. Lilo Stein managed to salvage a suitcase full of negatives and prints from Paris, and the family emigrated via southern France to the United States in 1941. 1943: birth of their son, Peter. 1952: American citizenship. Fred Stein passed away on September 27, 1967 after a brief illness.
