Charlotte Landau-Mühsam

Charlotte Landau (1915)

Charlotte Landau-Mühsam , b. Mühsam (born September 20, 1881 in Lübeck , † 1972 ) was a German women's rights activist and member of the citizenship in Lübeck before she emigrated to Haifa in 1933 .

Life

Charlotte Mühsam was a daughter of the Lübeck pharmacist and member of parliament Siegfried Mühsam and his wife Rosalie, born. Cohn. Hans Mühsam and Erich Mühsam were their brothers.

She attended the Ernestine School until she graduated from high school. In 1903 she met the lawyer Leo Landau and married him in December 1908. She was the mother of Gustav (1909–2004, civil engineer), Hans Theodor (1912–2005, classical philologist and archaeologist) and Eva (1914–2009, teacher, ∞ Joel). In 1911 they bought a house at Moislinger Allee 20 and in 1928 they moved to Kronsford Allee no. 10 in the suburb of Lübeck-St. Jurgen .

Soon after its founding, she joined the German Democratic Party and was a member of the Lübeck citizenship from 1919 to 1921. She was one of the first female MPs and the only Jewish member of the citizenry in that term. Until 1933 she was a member of the committee for the health department.

As a long-term member of the Jewish Women's Association , she helped found one of his homes in Wyk auf Föhr .

After the National Socialists came to power on January 30, 1933, the atmosphere became unbearable for the family. She began to prepare for her emigration and paid the imperial flight tax . From April 4th to 17th, Charlotte Landau-Mühsam and her husband traveled to Haifa with Hans, Eva and Leo Landau's mother. Because of his exam, Gustav followed with his bride in October.

Works

• My memories (Writings of the Erich Mühsam Society 34) BoD - Books on Demand, 2010 ISBN 9783931079437

Web links

• Guide to the Leo (1880-1960) and Charlotte (1881-1971) Landau Collection , Leo Baeck Institute

Individual evidence

1. ^ Memories (lit.), p. 45. Moritz Neumark , who also came from a Jewish family, was a Christian.