Barbara Ledermann Rodbell

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Barbara Charlotte Rose Rodbell (Ledermann)

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Birthplace: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Daughter of Dr. jur. Franz Anton Ledermann and Ilse Luise Ledermann
Widow of Martin Rodbell, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1994
Mother of Private; Private; Private and Private
Sister of Susanne (Sanne/Susi) Ledermann

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About Barbara Ledermann Rodbell

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In June 20, 1943, the Ledermanns were arrested by the Nazis. They were transported to the Westerbork transit camp, and then deported to the Auschwitz death camp in November 1943. Immediately upon arriving in the camp, Sanne and her parents were killed in the gas chambers of the camp. Barbara, was able to escape the Nazis through her contacts with the Dutch Underground. Barbara emigrated to the United States and later married the Nobel prize winning biochemist Martin Rodbell. Barbara was a close friend of Margot Frank. Older sister of Susanne Ledermann. Oldest daughter of Franz Ledermann, a lawyer and musician, and Ilse Ciotren-Ledermann, a pianist.
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Barbara Ledermann Rodbell's Timeline

1925
September 4, 1925
Berlin, Berlin, Germany