Marie Burde
German newspaper vendor, Righteous Among the Nations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marie Gertrud Anna Burde, nicknamed Mieze (June 9, 1892 – July 12, 1963),[1] was a German rag-and-bone woman who hid three young Jewish men during the Nazi era, thus saving their lives. Burde and the men first lived together in Burde's bare downstairs apartment in Berlin, and after her apartment building was destroyed by bombs, the group of four moved to Schönow near Bernau. They built a rude shelter on a lot that she owned there. Burde and three men — two brothers Alfred and Rolf Joseph and Arthur Fordanski — survived the war, but Alfred was in a concentration camp in the latter part of the war. What is known about Burde is based primarily on the memories of Rolf Joseph (1920–2012), who came from a religious Jewish family.[2][3]
Marie Burde | |
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Born | Marie Gertrud Anna Burde (1892-06-09)June 9, 1892 |
Died | July 12, 1963(1963-07-12) (aged 71) |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Concealing and saving three young Jewish men during World War II |
Burde received several posthumous awards between 2012 and 2015. She received the title Righteous Among the Nations and the Silent Heroes Memorial award. The Berlin Commemorative Plaque was erected in her honor, near the site of her former apartment, at Tegeler Straße 15 in Berlin-Wedding. Rolf Joseph was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) in 2002.