Barbara Ledermann Explained

Barbara Ledermann
Birth Name:	Barbara Charlotte Ledermann
Birth Date:	4 September 1925
Birth Place:	Berlin, Weimar Republic
Citizenship:	American

Barbara Charlotte Rodbell-Ledermann (née Ledermann; born 4 September 1925) is a German Holocaust survivor.^[1] She was the sister of Sanne Ledermann and a good friend of Margot Frank.^[2]

Early life

Barbara Charlotte Ledermann was born in Berlin in 1925, the first daughter of business lawyer and notary (1889–1943) and Dutch pianist (1904–1943). Her sister, Sanne (1928–1943), was three years her junior. Her entire family was murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp.^[3]

She emigrated to the United States and married biochemist Martin Rodbell, who would later win the Nobel Prize. They had four children. Widowed in 1998, she resides in North Carolina.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Aftermath of the Holocaust: Personal Histories . 2022-07-16 . encyclopedia.ushmm.org . en.
2. Web site: Kraft . Dina . Pick-Goslar . Hannah . Anne Frank's Childhood Friend Recalls Their Years Before the Holocaust . 2024-07-15 . Smithsonian Magazine . en.
3. Web site: Barbara Ledermann goes into hiding Knowledge base Anne Frank House . 2024-07-15 . research.annefrank.org.