Hess, Kurt Luis

A longtime, dedicated teacher at La Escuela de Cristóbal Colón in Sosúa, Dominican Republic. Unlike most of his fellow refugees on the island, Hess arrived before World War II erupted, married a local woman who converted to Judaism, raised a family with her, and remained in Sosúa for the rest of his life. Jewish immigrants typically saw the Dominican Republic as a temporary refuge, but Hess made it his home.