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Lotte Bergtel-Schleif
Elly Lotte Bergtel-Schleif, née Schleif (born 4 July 1903 in Lichterfelde; died 26 February 1965 in East Berlin), was a German librarian who was actively involved in the resistance against Nazis while a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Bergtel-Schleif became head of the Berlin Library School after the war. Life Lotte Schleif was the daughter of Fritz Schleif, an elementary school teacher and deputy headmaster. Her mother was Martha Bergtel. From 1909 to 1920 she attended the Lyceum and the Oberlyzeum. From 1921 to 1925 she trained as a librarian at the Central Office for Public Libraries Berlin (Zentrale für Volksbüchereien Berlin), the Berlin City Library (Stadtbibliothek Berlin-Mitte) and the Berlin State Library. In 1925, she completed her education with the exams as a librarian. When her training was complete, she was appointed to a position as a librarian in Stralsund public library. In 1928, she moved to work in the Free Public State Library in Gera. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichterfelde (Berlin)
Lichterfelde () is a locality in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin, Germany. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Steglitz, along with Steglitz and Lankwitz. Lichterfelde is home to institutions like the Berlin Botanical Garden and Museum, the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the German Federal Archives and the Charité university hospital's ''Benjamin Franklin Campus''. Many embassies and landmark-protected buildings are located in the affluent mansion settlement in Lichterfelde West. History The Prussian village ' was founded in the 13th century by Flemish settlers. It witnessed considerable growth in the 19th century when the two "villa colonies" of and were founded: two elegant settlements for wealthy Berliners consisting completely of villas or mansions. The settlements and the historical villages of ' and ' were united in 1880 under the name ' (Greater Lichterfelde). Lichterfelde was chosen as the seat of the Prussian Main Military acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Grasse
Herbert Grasse (9 October 1910 in Berlin; 24 October 1942) was a German communist, resistance fighter and anti-nazi. Grasse was particularly active in the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) as the leader of a KPD sub-section in Neukölln that was largely made up of people who supported the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Grasse, who was a trained printer who produced two communist newspapers. In 1933, he became an editor and distributor of ''Neuköllner Sturmfahne''. In June 1941, he founded and became a publisher and editor of the ''Die Innere Front'' along with John Sieg and Otto Grabowski. The ''Die Innere Front'' became the main organ of the Red Orchestra (''Rote Kapelle''). Grasse' resistance cell was exposed by Gestapo spy, Willi Bredow. When he was arrested, he committed suicide on the way to interrogation. Life When Grasse left school he completed an apprenticeship as a printer. As a young man he was radicalised and became a communist, first joining the Young Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
