Ruth Andreas-Friedrich

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Ruth Andreas-Friedrich (born September 23, 1901 in Berlin , † September 17, 1977 in Munich ; also: Ruth Behrens , Ruth Seitz ) was a resistance fighter against National Socialism , writer and journalist .

Life

Memorial plaque on the house at Hünensteig 6, Berlin-Steglitz
Memorial stone on the Rodelberg am Fichtenberg in Berlin-Steglitz

As a young woman, Ruth Andreas was a member of the Wandervogel movement . In 1922 she finished her training as a welfare worker and then completed an apprenticeship in bookselling. Since the 1920s she has been writing reviews and feature articles for the Neue Badische Landeszeitung and the Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung . In 1924 she married Otto A. Friedrich, who later became President of the West German Employers' Association . Their daughter Karin was born in 1925 . In 1930 Friedrich and Andreas-Friedrich were divorced. In the 1930s she lived with the conductor Leo Borchard .

After the National Socialists came to power , she and her partner founded the " Uncle Emil " resistance group , which helped those persecuted by the Nazi regime by hiding them, providing them with food and getting them false papers. With leaflets and slogans on house facades, they tried to counter the Nazi propaganda . The daughter Karin was also active in the group. Through its network, the group also campaigned for people sentenced to death, including Helmuth James Graf von Moltke .

In 1948 Ruth Andreas-Friedrich moved to Munich. There she married the director of the Munich University Polyclinic , Walter Seitz , who had also belonged to the tribe of "Uncle Emil".

She committed suicide on September 17, 1977 . She was honored as Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Memorial in 2002 . A memorial plaque is located in Berlin-Steglitz at Hünensteig 6. In the same district, a park is dedicated to it in the immediate vicinity of the Botanical Garden of the Free University .

Works

Diary entries

  • Berlin Underground 1938–1945. Translated into English by Barrows Mussey. Henry Holt, 1947; Latimer, London 1948 (preface by Joel Sayre ); Reprint: Paragon, New York, NY 1989, ISBN 1-55778-159-1 .
  • Battleground Berlin. Diaries 1945–1948, 1962, Paragon, New York, NY 1990, ISBN 1-55778-191-5 (English).
    • in German: Schauplatz Berlin (1938–1945) , "Münchener Verlag" (currently unknown), 1962.
    • Berlin location. A diary recorded 1938–1945. Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1964.
    • Berlin location. Diary entries 1945 to 1948. Suhrkamp, ​​Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-518-04575-X .

Both editions in one volume:

  • The shadow man. Diary entries by Ruth Andreas-Friedrich 1938–1948. Suhrkamp TB 3189, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-518-39689-7 .

Fiction and advice

  • Superstition in love . JJ Weber, Leipzig 1935 (= shuttle library , volume 3).
  • Songs that shook the world. Historical songs from four centuries . JJ Weber, Leipzig 1935 (= shuttle-library , volume 10).
  • This is how the young lady behaves. 1000 answers to 1000 questions about behavior . Publishing house Dr. von Arnim & Co., Berlin 1940.
  • Healthy and pretty all year round. Illustrated by Jochen Bartsch, Kemper, Heidelberg 1960.
  • The good word: a collection of sayings for every day of the year . Kemper, Heidelberg 1961.
  • Young through gymnastics. Illustrated by Jochen Bartsch and Ruth Scholz-Peters. Kemper, Heidelberg 1962.
  • A lovely evening: 1000 tips for happy celebrations . Illustrations by Ria Schmalbach-Denters, Kemper, Heidelberg 1962.
  • A happy event: contemplative and cheerful things for young mothers. Kemper, Heidelberg 1963.
  • Behave yourself, beloved: A love etiquette for the experienced and the inexperienced. Illustrations by Irma Wagensommer, Borgia, Munich 1964.
  • Ways out of loneliness , Classen, Zurich / Stuttgart 1966.
  • Overcoming life crises , Classen, Zurich / Stuttgart 1969
  • A good word for every day. A companion through the year . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau / Basel / Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-451-07755-8 (= Herder library , volume 755).

literature

  • Wolfgang Benz: Protest and Humanity. The resistance group " Uncle Emil " under National Socialism . Reclam, Ditzingen 2020, ISBN 978-3-15-011258-8 .
  • Susanne Beer and Marten Düring: Help for Jews persecuted under National Socialism. Biographical and socio-structural approaches using the example of the Berlin helper Ruth Andreas-Friedrich . In: Medaon 5 (2011), 9 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Ruth Andreas-Friedrich  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ White Rose Foundation: Exhibition Onkel Emil ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de
  2. ↑ Ruth Andreas-Friedrich on the website of Yad Vashem (English)
personal data
SURNAME Andreas-Friedrich, Ruth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Behrens, Ruth; Seitz, Ruth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German resistance fighter against National Socialism and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1977
Place of death Munich