Anna Ehn
The Viennese Anna Ehn (* 1931 ) is an Austrian Righteous Among the Nations .
One day she was approached by a 13-year-old Jewish girl, Ilona Friedman, on her way to church . Anna Ehn took pity on the hungry child and immediately offered rolls. She promised Ilona that she would eat something every day.
In 1944, Ilona Friedman and her family were transported from Hungary to a camp in Vienna on a Jewish transport . As the Allied bombing raids on Vienna became more frequent, children from the camp were used to clean up the streets and cemeteries after such attacks. Ilona and the children of the camp were starving. They approached passers-by on the street and begged for money and food.
When Ilona's older sister was seriously wounded in an air raid and was taken to an SS hospital , she asked Anna Ehn to save her sister from being sent to a death camp. Anna Ehn went to the hospital and asked the doctors to hand over the girl to her for care. When this was granted, she transferred the sick girl to her home and nursed her for three months until she recovered. With that she saved her life.
She was named "Righteous Among the Nations" by the Yad Vashem Institute .
Web links
- The righteous of Austria
- Anna Ehn on the website of Yad Vashem (English)
- Anna Ehn on righteous people
Individual evidence
- ^ University of Vienna: Biographical database and lexicon of Austrian women
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehn, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Righteous Among the Nations |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |