Elsa Jacobs
Elsa Jacobs (born May 15, 1885 in Hamburg ; † June 18, 1960 there ) was a German politician of the SPD and a member of the Hamburg Parliament .
Life and politics
Elsa Jacobs worked as a housewife and was a member of the SPD for the first time from 1924 to 1933.
After the Nazi dictatorship , she rejoined the SPD and became the district leader of her party. At the beginning of 1946 she was appointed to the " Appointed Citizenship " by the English city commandant for Hamburg, General Armitage . From February to June 1946 she was a member of the SPD parliamentary group . One of her main concerns was to accompany and improve the difficult situation of housewives in the post-war period. In addition, she was involved in the standing submission committee.
For the first free elections after the war in October 1946, she was not prepared.
There is a memorial stone for Elsa Jacobs in the women's garden at the Ohlsdorf cemetery .
Sources and web links
- Inge Grolle and Rita Bake : “I practiced juggling with three balls.” Women in the Hamburg citizenship from 1946 to 1993. Verlag Dölling & Galitz, Hamburg 1995, p. 352, ISBN 3-930802-01-5 (on behalf of State Center for Political Education Hamburg ).
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| SURNAME | Jacobs, Elsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdHB |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1960 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |