Leonore Goldschmidt

From 1916 to 1921, she studied English, German, and history in Jena and Berlin, and received a doctorate from Heidelberg University.

In order to improve her English language skills, in 1931, she traveled to England and studied at the St Christopher School in Letchworth.

In 1934, her cousin Alexander Zweig [de]) had been murdered, and Goldschmidt received an inheritance with which she financed her project.

The bilingual final examination enabled the students to enter English language universities in Europe and North America, making their emigration easier.

When their school was officially shut down on 30 September 1939, the Goldschmidt family emigrated to England together with 80 students and some teachers.