( Jul 25, 1903, Breslau [Wrocław] – Apr 3, 1953, Frankfurt am Main), one of the first women ordained in the Old Prussian Union (1928). As municipal vicar of Breslau (appointed ¶ Nov 1933), she championed the cause of the city’s Jewish citizens, helping them emigrate and thus probably saving the lives of more than 100 Jews (National Socialism: I, 4). After her circular letter against the “Jewish badge” dated Sep 12, 1941, became generally known, she was relieved of her duties; expelled from Breslau, she went to …
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Ludwig, Frieder, “Staritz, Katharina Helena Charlotte”, in: Religion Past and Present. Online abgerufen am 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_025723>
Erste Online-Publikation: 2011
Erste Druckedition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013
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