Barbara Ledermann
German-born Holocaust survivor (born 1925)
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Barbara Charlotte Rodbell-Ledermann (née Ledermann; born 4 September 1925) is a German-born American Holocaust survivor.[1] She was the sister of Sanne Ledermann and a good friend of Margot Frank.[2]
4 September 1925
Barbara Ledermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Charlotte Ledermann 4 September 1925 |
| Citizenship | United States, Germany |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Barbara Charlotte Ledermann was born in Berlin in 1925, the first daughter of business lawyer and notary Franz Ledermann (1889–1943) and Dutch pianist Ilse Ledermann-Citroen (1904–1943). Her sister, Sanne (1928–1943), was three years her junior. Her entire family was murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp.[3]
She later emigrated to the United States, and married biochemist Martin Rodbell, who would later win the Nobel Prize.[4] The couple had four children and she was widowed in 1998. She currently resides in North Carolina.
