Lukas Ruegenberg

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Lukas Ruegenberg OSB (* as Alfred Ruegenberg July 21, 1928 in Berlin-Niederschöneweide ) is a Benedictine brother, social worker, picture book illustrator and writer. Before joining the Benedictine order in 1951, he studied at the Art Academy in Berlin.

Life

Born the son of Fritz and Helene Ruegenberg, he spent his childhood in Charlottenburg . His mother was the daughter of the painter Ernst Windhoff (1870-1936), who was connected to the naturalistic school.

He is best known for his picture books, which deal primarily with the subject of the Holocaust , anti-Semitism and the Third Reich . As an illustrator, he worked with Inge Deutschkron , Rupert Neudeck , Bruno Griemens , Georg Wieghaus and Willi Fährmann . In addition to the Holocaust, Ruegenberg primarily dealt with religious material and social problems. He made an altar cross for the Holy Family Church in Cologne-Dünnwald .

Works (selection)

  • Janusz Korczak : The King of the Children by Rupert Neudeck and Lukas Ruegenberg. Butzon & Bercker. 2002.
  • Papa Weidt: He stood up to the Nazis from Inge Deutschkron and Lukas Ruegenberg. Butzon & Bercker. 2001.
  • Else's story: A girl survived Auschwitz by Michail Krausnick and Lukas Ruegenberg. Sauerland. 2007.
  • Jakob the Liar by Georg Wieghaus and Lukas Ruegenberg. Butzon & Bercker. 2002.
  • Karl-Heinz vom Bilderstöckchen by Lukas Ruegenberg and Willi Fährmann. Middelhauve. Munich: 1999.
  • Edith Stein by Lukas Ruegenberg and Carla Jungels. Butzon & Bercker. 1997.

literature

  • Lukas Ruegenberg: Brother Lukas Ruegenberg. Monk, painter, social worker. Autobiographical Notes. Edition Kalk, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-935735-33-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ruegenberg, Lukas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruegenberg, Alfred (original name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Benedictine monk, social worker and picture book illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin