Original: Von Arendt was born in Görlitz on July 19 1898, and became a stage designer; he joined the SS in 1931 and the NSDAP in 1932.
Simplified: Von Arendt was born in Görlitz on July 19 1898, and worked as a stage designer; he joined the SS in 1931 and the NSDAP in 1932.