Frieda Impekoven

Frieda Impekoven née Kobler (* 1880 in Zurich ; † after 1965 ) was a Swiss woman (according to another source German ) who gave shelter to Jewish women and men in Frankfurt am Main from 1939 (documented by name from 1943) during the Nazi era supplied them with food . On March 15, 1966, she was honored by the organization Yad Vashem with the award Righteous Among the Nations .

family

Frieda Impekoven was the wife of Toni Impekoven , with whom she had their daughter Niddy Impekoven . She was Sabine Impekoven's sister-in-law . After the death of her husband, she returned to Switzerland.

Mrs. Wöffler

Ms. Wöffler lived in a boarding house intended for Jews and, through a telephone conversation with Frieda Impekoven, received from her that the apartment and food were temporarily provided. Mrs. Wöffler was later deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp .

Renate Knewitz

Renate Knewitz was the daughter of Margarete Knewitz and was housed by Frieda Impekoven in her apartment (with the provision of food) during her stay with her husband on tour in Strasbourg. Until her return, Renate Knewitz had found accommodation with friends in Stuttgart . In a letter dated June 24, 1965, Renate Knewitz thanked her "with all my heart" for her help.

Web links

Her face , accessed March 5, 2014

Individual evidence

^ Meir Wagner and Moshe Wagner: The Righteous of Switzerland: Heroes of the Holocaust
↑ The "Righteous among the Nations" of Swiss nationality ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 3, 2014 @1@ 2
^ ^A ^b ^c ^d Daniel Fraenkel and Jacob Borut (eds.): Lexicon of the Righteous Among the Nations: Germans and Austrians, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search, accessed on March 3, 2014
^ Yad Vashem: Righteous Among the Nations - Germany , accessed March 7, 2014; Frieda Impekoven - Activity to save Jews in the Holocaust , on the Yad Vashem website (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Impekoven, Frieda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kobler, Frieda (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Righteous among the peoples
DATE OF BIRTH	1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zurich
DATE OF DEATH	after 1965

[1] Meir Wagner and Moshe Wagner: The Righteous of Switzerland: Heroes of the Holocaust

[2] The "Righteous among the Nations" of Swiss nationality ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 3, 2014 @1@ 2

[eins-3] A ^b ^c ^d Daniel Fraenkel and Jacob Borut (eds.): Lexicon of the Righteous Among the Nations: Germans and Austrians, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search, accessed on March 3, 2014

[4] Yad Vashem: Righteous Among the Nations - Germany , accessed March 7, 2014; Frieda Impekoven - Activity to save Jews in the Holocaust , on the Yad Vashem website (English)