Horkheimer repeatedly broke promises that Lowenthal could join the California theorists.

Evidence

Lowenthal had repeatedly been promised by Horkheimer that he would be able to transfer to the west coast and take part in their joint theoretical work; but he had to stay in New York. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 323

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the pattern the book documents with Fromm and Benjamin — Horkheimer’s promises to collaborators that quietly expired. — connects to: Pension-claim disputes split Horkheimer and Adorno from longtime collaborator Lowenthal. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 689
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Pension-claim disputes split Horkheimer and Adorno from longtime collaborator Lowenthal. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 689