Adele Elkan

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Adele Elkan (born March 23, 1884 in Magdeburg ; deported from Berlin on June 28, 1943 to the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp; † 1943 in Auschwitz ) was a German writer .

Life

Adele Elkan came from a Jewish family. Her parents were the businessman Eduard Elkan and Jenny Elkan née Welsch. In 1884/1885 the family lived in Magdeburg, Breiter Weg 228. According to the address book from 1884, Eduard Elkan and the merchant Friedeberg ran a wholesale factory (Friedeberg & Elkan) on Wilhelmstraße 19. In 1886 and 1887 the Elkans lived on Viktoriastraße 11 and 1888 Viktoriastraße 14 (identical to the previous number 11). From 1890 Eduard Elkan is no longer listed in the Magdeburg address book. Some time later, Adele Elkan lived in Berlin-Wilmersdorf (e.g. she was registered in the address book of German writers in 1933/34 at Sigmaringer Strasse 10 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf), and she worked as an editor for the magazine Mädchenpost , a "weekly publication for the female youth ", which appeared from 1913 to 1927/28. In the Mädchenpost Nr. 3 (212), Berlin, October 21, 1917, 5th year, Elkan greets the readers on the front page after the death of Helene Battista with: "My dear boys Friends! A new aunt asks if I can speak a few words with you. The death of dear aunt Helene has put me in her place. ... Your new aunt Adele. " In No. 13 of the 12th year (No. 554), Leipzig, December 28, 1924, it is - as for a long time - stated in the imprint: "Responsible for the editorial: Adele Elkan (Berlin-Wilmersdorf)" and in the The next issue of January 4, 1925, the 'Briefkasten' begins: "We inform our dear readers that Miss Adele Elkan will leave the editorial office of the 'Mädchenpost' on January 1st."

She wrote many novels, short stories and feature articles for a number of publishers, with girls being the most important but not the only target group. For example, via the digital magazine portal of the National Library in Austria, the serialized novel Life Lies in the Neues Wiener Journal in 1923, features in 1926 in Moderne Welt and in 1929 in Die Bühne , and in 1937 the serialized novel Indisches Gift in Neues Wiener Journal.

Elkan also worked as a translator and translated books from English into German .

During the Nazi era , she was persecuted because of her Jewish origins. In 1935 her application for membership in the Reichsschrifttumskammer was rejected. During the 1939 census, she lived at Neue Winterfeldstrasse 34 in Berlin-Schöneberg . In 1943 she was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp .

Her hometown Magdeburg named a street in her honor as Adele-Elkan-Straße in 2006 .

Works

Novels and short stories (selection)

  • Sonnenkind , story for young girls, printed with 12 sequels in the 4th year of the Mädchenpost No. 29 (No. 185) to No. 41 (No. 197), April 15, 1917 - July 8, 1917, Deutsches Druck- und Verlagshaus , Berlin SW 68.
  • Waldhofener Heimat , story for young girls, Vogel & Vogel (daughter library), Leipzig 1920 and Leipziger Graphische Werke AG 1927
  • The youngest of three , a story for young girls, Verlag Deutsche Buchwerkstätten, Dresden 1919
  • Bridal letters , novel, Phönix Verlag, Berlin, 1920
  • Unter Blumen , a story for young girls, Union Verlag, Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig, several editions from 1920
  • From a narrow nest , story for young girls, Verlag Deutsche Buchwerkstätten, Dresden, 1922
  • Into Life , a story for young girls, Leipziger Graphische Werke, Leipzig, several editions from 1922
  • The 6 daughters of councilor Abderhallen , K. Thienemanns Verlag, Stuttgart, 1925 and 1926. The story takes place in Potsdam between 1838 and around 1872.
  • The foolish Susanna Hellermann , short story, Verlag Guido Hackebeil A.-G., Berlin, 1926/1927
  • Das Haus am Park , story, L. Thienemann, Stuttgart, 1926
  • Sunshine , story for young girls, daughter library, Leipziger Graphische Werke, Leipzig, 1927 and 1930
  • Cloud cuckoo land, a tale from earlier days for the female youth . 1927 and 1930. Between 1747 and 1765 the story takes place mainly in Nymphenburg, which also deals with porcelain, in Munich and in Würzburg.
  • In the three angel house. A story for young girls from the days of Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner . Levy and Müller Verlag, Stuttgart, several editions, 1927 to 1935
  • The poor Komteßchen , a Mozart novel for young girls, published by Levy & Müller, Stuttgart, several editions, 1929, 1930. From Salzburg in September 1777 to Munich, via the Augsburg des Bäsle to Mannheim and from Paris to Vienna Mozart's life is followed up to his death in December 1791, and that of the fictional countess a little further.
  • The mysterious house , a story for young girls, Verlag Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, 1929
  • A great guy , story for young girls, Meidinger's Jugendschriften-Verlag, Berlin, 1929
  • Mother and Son , Roman, Peter J. Oestergaard Verlag, Berlin 1929
  • Eva's big journey , story for young girls, Peter J. Oestergaard Verlag, Berlin, 1930
  • Girls of Today , story for the female youth, Enßlin & Laiblins Verlag, Reutlingen, 1930 and 1935
  • Weidner's youngest. Young girl tale . Ensslin & Laiblin, Reutlingen, 1932
  • On the beautiful blue Danube A Johann-Strauss novel, Levy & Müller publishing house , Stuttgart, several editions 1931 to 1935/36

Translations

literature

  • Gabriele Czech: Elkan, Adele. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 , p. 157.

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personal data
SURNAME Elkan, Adele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH after June 28, 1943
Place of death Auschwitz concentration camp