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Marie Burde
Marie Gertrud Anna Burde, nicknamed Mieze (9 June 1892 – 12 July 1963), was a German rag-and-bone woman who hid three young Jewish men during the Nazi Germany, Nazi era, thus saving their lives. Burde and the men first lived together in Burde's bare downstairs apartment in Berlin, and after her apartment building was destroyed by bombs, the group of four moved to Schönow near Bernau. They built a rude shelter on a lot that she owned there. Burde and three men — two brothers Alfred and Rolf Joseph and Arthur Fordanski — survived the war, but Alfred was in a concentration camp in the latter part of the war. What is known about Burde is based primarily on the memories of Rolf Joseph (1920–2012), who came from a religious Jewish family. Burde received several posthumous awards between 2012 and 2015. She received the title Righteous Among the Nations and the Silent Heroes Memorial award. The Berlin memorial plaque, Berlin Commemorative Plaque was erected in her honor, near t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Joseph
Rolf Joseph (December 11, 1920 – November 28, 2012) was a witness and person persecuted by the Nazi Germany, Nazi regime. He grew up with his brother in Berlin, having a typical childhood of school and soccer-playing until the persecution of the Jews began in the 1930s. His first initiation was when a schoolteacher began wearing a Sturmabteilung (SA) uniform and began beating Jewish schoolchildren. Rolf left school at the age of 14 and began to work as a carpenter's apprentice. When Forced labour under German rule during World War II, forced labor was inflicted on Jewish men, he worked at IG Farben. He was also forced to make equipment and uniforms for the ''Wehrmacht'' (Nazi armed forces). On November 10, 1938, he saw and was afraid by the devastation of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) to Jewish businesses and synagogues. After his parents were taken from their home to concentration camps, Rolf and his brother Alfred went into hiding, only possessing what they could carry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
