Elisabeth abegg holocaust remembrance

  • The German history teacher who was dismissed from her school in Berlin in 1940 because she wouldn't abandon her Jewish students during the Holocaust.
  • She provided shelter to around 80 Jews during the Holocaust and was consequently recognised as Righteous Among the Nations.
  • Elisabeth Abegg saved around 80 people, but we only know 30 of them by name,” says Barbara.

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     Elisabeth Abegg was born on March 3rd, 1882, in Strasbourg, Alsace. She was raised there until she moved to Berlin in 1918. Once she moved to Berlin, she joined the Quakers. Along with the beliefs of the Quakers, she followed the Christian-universalist teachings of Albert Schweitzer, a doctor, theologian, and humanitarian. Eventually, these beliefs became extremely significant in her life, especially with her rescuing.

     After she received a Ph.D. from Leipzig University, she began teaching history at Luisenschule, an all-girls' school. Once Hitler rose to power in 1933, she was transferred to another school for speaking up against the Nazi regime. In 1940, she became banned from teaching due to her continuous refusal to promote the Nazi regime. Although her teaching came to an end, she continued to oppose the Nazi regime through rescuing Jews. Watching her close friend of 40 years, Anna Hirschberg, get depor

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    Elisabeth Abegg

    Germany




    Elisabeth Abegg, born in Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace (today in France), was a history teacher. She was deeply influenced by the Christian-universalist teachings of Albert Schweitzer, the great Alsatian theologian, humanist and medical doctor.  Abegg moved to Berlin and began teaching at the Luisen Mädchenschule, a fashionable Berlin girls’ school. She endeavored to impress her humanistic beliefs, centering on the sanctity of human life, on her students, many of whom came from Jewish homes. When the Nazis rose to power, Abegg soon came into conflict with the newly Nazi-appointed director of the school. She had to change schools, and in 1940 was forced to retire prematurely following a denunciation. Despite her being marked by the authorities as politically unreliable, Abegg would not be deterred from maintaining contact with her Jewish friends and former students. With the deportation to the East of her close friend of 40 years, Anna Hirs

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    Elisabeth Abegg was born on March 3rd, 1882. She grew up in a province of the German Reich, known as Alsace. However, Abegg moved to Berlin in 1918. It was there where she started working with the Quakers. The belief system created by the Quakers would be essential later in life for Abegg.

    In Berlin, Abegg obtained a doctorate degree at Leipzig University. She then became a history teacher at an all-girls' school named Luisenschule. Her time at this school didn't last long once Hitler rose to power in 1933. Because Abegg was an active criticizer of the Nazi Party, she was transferred to another school but eventually told she wasn't allowed to teach anymore. Although she was not longer allowed to teach, she decided to continue to stand by her beliefs and help Jews suffering from persecution.

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      In Berlin, Elisabeth Abegg was involved with the Quakers. The Quakers were among the first to provide assista