Ilse Rewald

Ilse Rewald , b. Basch (born March 22, 1918 in Berlin ; † December 15, 2005 there ), was a survivor of the persecution of Jews during the Nazi era in Germany. She worked as a witness of the Nazi era until her death and was involved in numerous Berlin schools and universities, where she gave lectures on her experiences during the Nazi dictatorship. She was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit and the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin (2005) for her commitment .

Life

Ilse Rewald was born to Jewish parents. Her father, a volunteer in World War I , was a veterinarian. In 1938 she married the interior designer Werner Rewald, who, like her, was of Jewish origin. In 1943, the two received deportation orders, but they refused to obey. Instead, they took on other identities and were able to survive until the end of the war as so-called "submarines" with the help of numerous non-Jewish Berliners. The Berlin violist and composer Hanning Schröder was of particular importance .

The experience of having survived through the helpfulness of many other people was a major motivation for Ilse Rewald and her husband to never turn their backs on their hometown. After 1945 both lived in Berlin-Zehlendorf .

literature

Ulrich Eckhardt , Andreas Nachama (eds.), Jewish Berliners. Life after the Shoah . Berlin 2003, pp. 189-207

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personal data
SURNAME	Rewald, Ilse
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Basch, Ilse (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German contemporary witness of the persecution of Jews during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany
DATE OF BIRTH	March 22, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	December 15, 2005
Place of death	Berlin