[1] Elisabeth Anna Marie Jastrow[2] (nickname, "Ebit" or "Ebith")[3] was born October 7, 1890, in Berlin.
Through her father, she grew up in a world full of scholars and artists, the sister Lotte Beate Jastrow Hahn later combined education and horticulture.
[4] Early on, Jastrow became interested in the ancient world and in 1909, began studying classical philology, archaeology, art history, and philosophy at the University of Berlin.
In addition, Gerhart Rodenwaldt, Valentin Müller, Erwin Panofsky, Walther Amelung, and Bernhard Schweitzer were among them.
From Marburg, she was to move to Bonn, where she was to create a catalog of the vase collection at the Academic Art Museum.
[5] After being thus barred from all opportunities for scientific activity in Germany, she received a scholarship from the American Association of University Women for the year 1934/35, the A.A.U.W.
Although Jastrow lacked the economic resources for a secure new beginning, she could rely on a broad network of connections.
First, she settled in the Boston area and took smaller positions as a German teacher, museum photographer, and seller of casts.
[6] From June 1939, Jastrow received recognition as an emigrant to the U.S. and a permanent residence permit, which allowed her to accept better work.