Ilse Edelmann

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Ilse Edelmann (born May 17, 1905 in Berlin ; † June 4, 2009 ) was a German social democratic politician.

Career

Edelmann came from a Jewish family. Her father was a victim of the Holocaust during the Nazi era . In addition to her professional activity as a teacher and later vice rector, Edelmann began to be politically active when she joined the SPD in 1946 .

In 1946 she was a founding member and later for many years chairwoman of the women's group of the SPD, from which the Working Group of Social Democratic Women (AsF) emerged in 1972 . From 1956 to 1975 she was a member of the council of Bergisch Gladbach and after her resignation she was active as a competent citizen for almost 20 years.

Edelmann was a member of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt and a founding member of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kulturkreis. In 1980 she received the Federal Cross of Merit for her services to the common good.

Honors

  • Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (June 30, 1980)
  • Ring of honor of the city of Bergisch Gladbach
  • Honorary chairwoman of the SPD local association Bergisch Gladbach
  • Honorary member of the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kulturkreis
  • Golden sports pin of the Bergisch Gladbach City Sports Association

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information from the Federal President's Office
personal data
SURNAME Edelmann, Ilse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 2009