Emmi Bonhoeffer

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Emilie "Emmi" Bonhoeffer , née Emilie Delbrück (born May 13, 1905 in Berlin ; † March 12, 1991 in Düsseldorf ) was the daughter of Hans Delbrück , married to Klaus Bonhoeffer .

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family

Emilie Delbrück was born on May 13, 1905, the sixth of seven children of the historian Hans Delbrück. She was always called Emmi. Already in their youth, close contacts arose with the Harnack and Bonhoeffer families , who later played a major role in the resistance against Hitler . On September 3, 1930, she married the third oldest of the eight Bonhoeffer siblings, Klaus . Her youngest brother Max emigrated to the USA in 1936 , while one of her older brothers Justus joined the resistance. In addition to these two, there was another brother, who died in 1917, and three older sisters. Like her siblings, she was a great-granddaughter of Justus Liebig from the Hessian family Liebig .

Political activity

Emmi Bonhoeffer accompanied her husband, her brother and brothers-in-law Dietrich Bonhoeffer , Hans von Dohnanyi and Rüdiger Schleicher during the time of the resistance, although - for her own safety - she was only partially privy to the details of the conspiracy against Hitler. On the other hand, like other women in the resistance, she took over the passing on of messages and other tasks.

After her husband was murdered on April 23, 1945, she fled to Gronenberg (Scharbeutz) in Schleswig-Holstein, where she had already brought her three children to safety. There she ensured the support of those who needed support. She built a sewing room and became a member of the local council .

In the decades after the war, she was always committed to preventing the German atrocities from being forgotten during the Nazi era, and to promoting peace and justice. In the first years of the division of Germany, she helped to set up an aid network to send parcels with donations to East Germany. In 1964, she took over looking after the witnesses in the Auschwitz trial . Your letters about this time have been published. She later worked for Amnesty International and campaigned against missile deployments.

Others

After her time in Gronenberg, she first lived in Frankfurt and spent the last 20 years of her life in Düsseldorf. She died on March 12, 1991 in Düsseldorf.

honors and awards

In 1954 she received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class .

Works

  • Witnesses in the Auschwitz Trial: Encounters and Thoughts. Wuppertal-Barmen: Kiefel 1965 (Die Brücke) (also published in Dutch and English translation)
  • Numerous texts have been published in: Emmi Bonhoeffer: Essay, Talk, Memory , ed. by Sigrid Grabner and Hendrik Röder, Lukas Verlag Berlin, 2004. ISBN 3-936872-31-7

literature

Web links

  • A light from old Graun Commemorative speech by Emmi Bonhoeffer on July 20, 1981 in the courtyard of the memorial and educational center Stauffenbergstrasse, Berlin

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brief review of the book: GRABNER, Sigrid / RÖDER, Hendrik (ed.): Emmi Bonhoeffer. Essay, conversation, memory ( Memento from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Frauenwerk der Nordkirche (Ed.): Woman of the Week: Emmi Bonhoeffer 1905-1991 . Hamburg. (PDF)
  3. ^ A light from old Graun - Foundation July 20, 1944. Retrieved on August 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Regina Goldlücke: Father's letter was her burden . In: THE WORLD . May 7, 2005 ( welt.de [accessed August 9, 2020]).
  5. ↑ a b TATCHRISTENTUM: Gronenberg in Holstein - DER SPIEGEL 23/1950. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Emmi Bonhoeffer Foundation July 20, 1944. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Emmi Bonhoeffer. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bonhoeffer, Emmi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bonhoeffer, Emilie; Delbrück, Emilie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wife of the resistance fighter Klaus Bonhoeffer
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1991
Place of death Dusseldorf