A moving life path: Margot Friedländer - survivors of the Holocaust and honorary citizen of Berlin.
A moving life path: Margot Friedländer - survivors of the Holocaust and honorary citizen of Berlin.
The life story of Margot Friedländer is moving. She survived the Holocaust. On November 5, the Berlin native turned 102 years old.
On the occasion of Margot Friedländer's 102nd birthday, Minister of Culture Claudia Roth . "As a highly respected contemporary witness, Margot Friedländer has been teaching young people, especially for many years, what it means to be exposed to persecution, terror and the crimes of a inhuman regime," said the Greens politician on Friday. Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner also paid tribute to Friedländer.
Friedländer is an honorary citizen of Berlin , where she was born in 1921 as the daughter of a Jewish family. Her younger brother Ralph and her mother Auguste Bendheim were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Friedländer kept hidden in various places until it was arrested in 1944 and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Together with her future husband Adolf Friedländer, she survived the camp and emigrated in 1946 according to New York . At the age of 88, after decades, she returned to Berlin in the USA . Here she appears in schools and tells her history as one of the last contemporary witnesses.
- Since the attack of the terrorist organization Hamas on Israel, anti -Semitic incidents have also been increasing in Germany. Read here
Roth said that with the awarding of the Margot-Friedländer Prize and the foundation named after it, the life's work of the contemporary witness would continue. Friedländer is a "strong voice for tolerance, respect, democracy and freedom". Wegner wrote about the appreciation: "Your life path is an impressive testimony of strength, resilience and an unshakable hope that inspires many people." The events of the past few weeks have shown how current and important their work was, said the CDU politician.
The native Berlin Margot Friedländer survived the Holocaust and turned 102 on November 5. On the occasion of her birthday, Minister of Culture Claudia Roth and Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner recognized the commitment of Friedländer as a highly respected contemporary witness, which in particular conveys young people, which it means to be exposed to the crime of a human -considering regime. Friedländer is an honorary citizen of Berlin and was born as the daughter of a Jewish family. During the Second World War, her brother and mother were murdered while hiding in different places. Later she was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where she survived together with her husband. After decades in the United States, she returned to Berlin and appears there as one of the last contemporary witnesses in schools to tell her history. Read here what Friedländer says about the current increase in anti -Semitic incidents in Germany. With the awarding of the Margot Friedländer Prize and the foundation named after it, your life's work is continued, which stands for tolerance, respect, democracy and freedom.
The story of Margot Friedländer touches the hearts of the Berliners. As one of the last witnesses of the Holocaust, she has set itself the task of clarifying young people in particular about the crimes of the inhuman regime. Her commitment is recognized by Minister of Culture Claudia Roth and Berlin's ruling mayor Kai Wegner. Margot Friedländer was born in a Jewish family in Berlin in 1921 and is an honorary citizen of the city. Her family history is tragic because her brother Ralph and her mother Auguste Bendheim were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Margot Friedländer himself hid in various places during the war before it was finally arrested and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Together with her future husband Adolf Friedländer, she survived the camp and emigrated to the United States in 1946. She only returned to Berlin at the age of 88 to pass on her history as a contemporary witness. She regularly appears in schools and reports on her personal experiences. With her impressive life path, she is an inspiration for many people.
The current increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany is terrifying. Since the attack by Hamas on Israel, attacks on Jewish fellow citizens have also accumulated in this country. Margot Friedländer comments on this troubling development. Overall, it shows how important and currently your work is as a contemporary witness. She was awarded the Margot Friedländer Prize for her birthday and a foundation named after her was founded. This continues the life's work and the message of Margot Friedländer for tolerance, respect, democracy and freedom. Your life path is a testimony to strength, resilience and an unshakable hope.
according to a report by www.t-online.de
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