Newly Refound Transfer Document of Edith Stein

When the infamous outbreak of violence against Germany's Jews that became known as Kristallnacht shattered much more than just the store windows of Jews, Edith Stein was not surprised. In spite of the real spiritual joy she felt earlier on April 21, 1938, when she made her profession of final vows, for many months in that year which preceded the outbreak ofWorld War II she had kept an apprehensive eye on a progression of threatening events all around her and her family.1 She was much aware of a strident crescendo of unjust persecution within her country that would soon spread far beyond German borders. But she had hopes, too, and quickly put together plans to move out of harm's way.