Henry B. Ollendorff

Henry B. Ollendorff (also: Olle village; born March 14, 1907 in Esslingen, † 10 February 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio ) was a German-born American lawyer and social worker.

Born to a Jewish converted to the Christian faith ophthalmologist in Esslingen, he grew up in Darmstadt, studied law in Berlin and received his doctorate in 1929 in Heidelberg.

He was given the National Socialist legislation severely hampered, was for 13 months in prison and emigrated to the USA in 1938. His wife followed him in 1939. His stepmother was murdered in Auschwitz.

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

He was sent by the U.S. government in 1954 to Germany to conduct courses for German youth leaders and social workers as part of the re-education program. The highly successful activity then led to a - now worldwide - the exchange of experts in the social sector and the establishment of the Council of International Fellowship - CIF.

Since 2005, a court in Darmstadt is named after him.