content: Max, the son of German Jews, fled Berlin in 1938, settling in Shanghai, China, where they lived for the next ten years.[1] In 1948, the family moved to Haifa, Israel, where they lived for several years. From Israel, the family continued moving westward and stopped in Paris for several months—an experience that Max said greatly influenced his appreciation for art—eventually settling in Brooklyn, New York City.[2]  well there you go.