Henry was born on April 14, 1920 to Anna (nee Biala) and Aaron Kronberg in Breslau, Germany, but grew up in Katowice, Poland. Henry, as holocaust survivor, was 19 when the Nazis invaded Poland and was forced into the Krakow Ghetto and then concentration camps. For over two years, Henry worked in Gestapo headquarters and became foreman of the painters. Ultimately, he was liberated by American troops near the Bergen-Belsen camp.
Henry and his wife Lillian came to the United States in March 1947. They lived in New Jersey until Henry learned his sister had survived the Holocaust and was living in Las Vegas. After 20 years of separation, the siblings were reunited when the Kronbergs moved to Las Vegas. Henry became the owner of Stoney’s Pawn Shop and retired in 1998.
Henry was an active member of the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada, and a former member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust. Henry was instrumental in the creation of the Holocaust Remembrance Garden and the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center at Temple Beth Sholom in Summerlin. He also represented the Holocaust survivors when they were awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Touro University by giving the keynote address at the graduation in 2019.
Henry is predeceased by his parents, beloved wife, Lillian Kronberg (nee Gertler); and sister, Lala Powell. He is survived by his daughter Jeanie Freeman (Ken); two grandsons, Nicholas (Monica Khan) and Eric (Caitlin Neelon); two great-grandchildren, Penelope and Adam Freeman; and his loyal and loving partner of the last 10 years, Edye Goldberg.
A funeral service will be held at Temple Beth Sholom at noon on Thursday, July 29, 2021 for vaccinated family and friends. A private burial will follow at Palm Valley View Cemetery.The family requests that memorial donations in Henry’s memory be sent to the Henry and Lillian Holocaust Studies Program at UNLV. King David Memorial Chapel handled the arrangements.
