Ilse Rodenberg

Ilse Rodenberg on her 60th birthday (1966)

Ilse Rodenberg (born November 3, 1906 in Düsseldorf , † January 5, 2006 in Berlin ) was a German actress, cabaret artist and artistic director . She directed u. a. the Hans-Otto-Theater in Potsdam (1950–1957) and the theater of friendship in Berlin-Lichtenberg (1959–1973). She was also an NDPD functionary and member of the People's Chamber of the GDR .

Life

The daughter of a worker and a saleswoman, born in 1906 as Ilse Haupt, was trained as a stenographer at the trade school in Düsseldorf in 1921/22. From 1925 to 1938 she worked as a typist and secretary in Hamburg. In addition, she trained as an actress from 1926 to 1928 and then worked as an actress in Hamburg. In 1930 she was Ida Dehmel's private secretary . From 1931 to 1933 she was a member and later head of the acting troupe "Hamburg Actors".

In 1931 she became a member of the KPD and the Revolutionary Trade Union Opposition (RGO) . After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, she worked illegally for the KPD. From March 2, 1933 to March 11, 1933, she was held in custody for producing anti-fascist publications. From May 8, 1933 to November 26, 1934, she was imprisoned in a concentration camp by the National Socialists . In the 1930s she was married and was called Ilse Weintraut-Rinka. From 1935 to 1943 she worked as a shorthand typist in various Hamburg companies. B in the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten from 1937 to 1938. In 1943/44 she was forced to work in the home middleman school in Oberbach (Rhön) .

Ilse Weintraut-Rinka in September 1953

After the Second World War she worked again in Hamburg at the theater and was the director and actress of the political-satirical cabaret Die Laternenanzünder . In 1948 she moved to the Soviet occupation zone , where she was a co-founder of the NDPD in Ludwigslust on behalf of the SED . From 1948 to 1949 she was director of the Theater Ludwigslust and from 1949 to 1950 director of the Volksbühne Neustrelitz . From 1950 to 1957 she was artistic director at the Hans-Otto-Theater in Potsdam .

Theater of Friendship (1950)

She married Hans Rodenberg , who in 1950 founded the Theater of Friendship in Berlin-Lichtenberg - the first theater for children and young people in Berlin - and who later became a member of the State Council of the GDR . In 1959, Ilse Rodenberg took over the management of the Friendship Theater from her husband. She was the director of this theater until 1973 and played a major role in its general development and acceptance in the GDR.

Ilse Rodenberg was a member of the federal executive committee of the DFD from 1950 to 1954 and from 1950 to March 1990 a member of the Volkskammer in the NDPD parliamentary group. From 1963 she was a member of the presidium of the party executive committee of the NDPD and of the presidial council of the Kulturbund . From 1967 to 1982 she was chairwoman of the party control commission of the NDPD. From 1964 she was a member of the committee of the anti-fascist resistance fighters . In 1966 she was one of the founding members of the Association of Theater Professionals and was a member of its executive committee and later honorary president.

Rodenberg was involved in the International Theater Association for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) and was honorary chairman from 1978 to 1987.

At the beginning of 2006, Ilse Rodenberg died at the age of 99. She was buried in the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery in Berlin.

Honors

• 1961 Clara Zetkin Medal
• 1965 Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin
• 1966 National Prize of the GDR III. Art and literature class
• 1970 Labor banner
• 1971 Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
• 1976 Gold Medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
• 1981 Gold Star of Friendship between Nations
• 1985 honorary doctorate from the Humboldt University in Berlin
• 1986 Big Star of Friendship of Nations

literature

• Rodenberg, Ilse (formerly Ilse Weintraut-Rinka), b. Main . In: SBZ biography. A biographical reference book on the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany . Compiled by the Committee of Freedom Lawyers Berlin. Edited by the Federal Ministry for All-German Issues . Bonn / Berlin. 3. Edition. 1964. Bonn 1964, p. 290.
• Hans Rodenberg: Protocol of a Life. Remembrance and confession . Edited by Rolf Richter. With photos and illustrations. Henschelverlag, Berlin 1980.
• Hans Rodenberg :: Letters from troubled years . Henschelverlag, Berlin 1985. Table of contents
• Rodenberg, Ilse . In: Lexikon Theater international . Henschelverlag, Berlin 1995. ISBN 3-89487-180-6 , p. 736.
• Bernd-Rainer Barth :  Ilse Rodenberg . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Web links

Commons : Ilse Rodenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ulrich Seidler: What about the principles? In: Berliner Zeitung , January 6, 2006; obituary
• Ilse Rodenberg Interview from March 17, 1995 in the USC Shoah Foundation collection
• Ilse Rodenberg (Theater of Time)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Fig. 183-E1031-0011-001. In: Federal Archives. Retrieved on May 14, 2009 : "[...] 1946 move to SBZ [...]"  
2. ↑ SBZ biography.
3. ↑ Ilse Rodenberg died . In: Die Welt , January 7, 2006.
4. ↑ David Ensikat: Ilse Rodenberg (born 1906) - She did not listen to the collective. A great little boss. , February 10, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
5. ^ Honorary Presidents of ASSITEJ International. In: assitej-international.org. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009 ; Retrieved May 14, 2009 .  
6. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , May 6, 1970, p. 6.
7. ↑ Neues Deutschland , October 7, 1976, p. 5.
8. ↑ Neues Deutschland , October 6, 1981, p. 2.
9. ^ Obituary for Ilse Rodenberg in HUMBOLDT · February 9, 2006 (page 2). (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Humboldt. Humboldt University of Berlin, February 9, 2006, p. 2 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 14, 2009 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
10. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , October 8, 1986, p. 4.