Gerda Szepansky
Gerda Szepansky , born as Gerda Lange (born September 6, 1925 in Berlin-Mitte ; † August 3, 2004 in Berlin) was a German journalist, teacher and author.
Life
After the liberation from National Socialism , Gerda Szepansky became a teacher in West Berlin until she was dismissed from the school service due to a penalty notice for “active work in the sense of the SED ”.
In the post-war period Gerda Szepansky also worked as an actress in cabaret and independent theater groups. She headed the culture club of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship West Berlin and the Mayakovsky Gallery. She was also a member of the New Society for Literature (NGL) and was elected to its board from 1980 to 1982.
She married the former inmate of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp , Wolfgang Szepansky , whom she met at a meeting of anti-fascist teachers. They had four children together.
Gerda Szepansky received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon in 1996 .
Szepansky is buried in the Mariendorf II cemetery in Berlin.
Fonts (selection)
- The first step. Stories. Edition New Paths, Berlin 1978, ISBN 3-88348-019-3 .
- "Blitzmädel", "hero mother", "war widow". Women's life in World War II. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl. , Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-596-23700-9 (further editions 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995).
- Women resist. 1933 to 1945. Life stories based on interviews and documents. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl., Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-596-23741-6 (further editions 1988, 1989, 1994).
- The silent emancipation. Women in the GDR. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl., Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-596-12075-6 .
- (Co-ed. And preface by Helga Schwarz) ... and yet flowers bloomed. Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. Documents, reports, poems and drawings from everyday life in the camp 1939–1945. (PDF; 1.7 MB) State Center for Political Education, Potsdam 2000, ISBN 3-932502-25-6 .
- Run faster my heart, time doesn't stand still. Stories - self-printed, self-published 2004
Films and literature
- My story - The bombing war 4-part series 1st part: Gerda Szepansky, Phönix / NDR 2004; Moderation: Jürgen Engert
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerda Szepansky in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerda Szepansky Born 1925 Obituary in Tagesspiegel October 29, 2004
- Obituary by Paper Press ( Memento of December 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kirsten Wenzel: Gerda Szepansky. In: tagesspiegel.de of October 29, 2004. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
- ↑ When sorting rags and elsewhere. ( Memento from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Based on the report by Eva Kemlein . Excerpt from kuenstlerkolonie-berlin.de.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szepansky, Gerda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lange, Gerda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, teacher and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 2004 |
| Place of death | Berlin |