Barbara Ledermann
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| Born | Barbara Charlotte Ledermann September 4, 1925 |
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Barbara Charlotte Rodbell-Ledermann (née Ledermann; born 4 September 1925) is a German Holocaust survivor.[1] She was the sister of Sanne Ledermann and a good friend of Margot Frank.[2]
Early life
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Barbara Charlotte Ledermann was born in Berlin in 1925, the first daughter of business lawyer and notary Franz Ledermann (1889–1943) and Dutch pianist Ilse Ledermann-Citroen (1904–1943). Her sister, Sanne (1928–1943), was three years her junior. Her entire family was murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp.[3]
She emigrated to the United States and married biochemist Martin Rodbell, who would later win the Nobel Prize. They had four children. Widowed in 1998, she resides in North Carolina.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Aftermath of the Holocaust: Personal Histories". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Kraft, Dina; Pick-Goslar, Hannah. "Anne Frank's Childhood Friend Recalls Their Years Before the Holocaust". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Barbara Ledermann goes into hiding | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House". research.annefrank.org. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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