Marianne Baum
Marianne Baum born Cohn (born February 9, 1912 in Saarburg , † August 18, 1942 in Berlin-Plötzensee ) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism .
She joined the Communist Youth Association (KJVD) around 1930 . Together with her husband Herbert Baum , whom she had known since her youth, she led the "Herbert Baum Group", a Jewish resistance group in Berlin. After the successful attack on the anti-communist propaganda exhibition The Soviet Paradise on May 18, 1942 in Berlin's Lustgarten , the group was exposed and many members were arrested. After her quick conviction, Marianne Baum was executed on August 18, 1942 in the Berlin-Plötzensee prison . She was the sister of Lothar Cohn , with whom she sometimes worked together in the group.
literature
- Luise Kraushaar : German resistance fighters 1933 to 1945. Berlin 1970 Volume 1, p. 84ff
- Regina Scheer: Marianne Baum, née Cohn (1912–1942). "... full of warmth, compassion and generosity", in: Florence Hervé (Ed.): With courage and cunning. European women in the resistance against fascism and war, Cologne 2020, Papy Rossa Verlag, p. 16ff. ISBN 978-3-89438-724-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baum, Marianne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1942 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Plötzensee |