Barbara Ledermann
Barbara Ledermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Charlotte Ledermann September 4, 1925 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Spouse | Martin Rodbell |
Barbara Charlotte Rodbell-Ledermann (née Ledermann; born 4 September 1925) is a German-born American Holocaust survivor.[1] She was the sister of Sanne Ledermann and a good friend of Margot Frank.[2]
Early life
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 later emigrated to the United States, and married biochemist Martin Rodbell, who would later win the Nobel Prize.[4] The couple had four children and she was widowed in 1998. She currently resides in North Carolina.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nobel Laureate Martin Rodbell, Ph.D." National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2024.