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'''Ilse Weber''' (January 11, 1903 - October 6, 1944) née Herlinger, was born in [[Vítkovice (Ostrava)|Witkowitz]] near [[Mährisch-Ostrau]]. A [[Jew]]ish poet, she wrote songs and theater pieces for Jewish children. She married Willi Weber in 1930. She voluntarily was transported to [[Auschwitz]] with the children of [[Theresienstadt]] and was killed in the gas chambers, along with her son, Tommy.
| name = Ilse Weber
| birth_name = Ilse Herlinger
| birth_date = January 11, 1903
| birth_place = Vítkovice (Ostrava)
| death_date = October 6, 1944
| death_place = Auschwitz
| nationality = Czech
| other_names =
| known_for =
| occupation = Poet and writer
}}


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'''Ilse Weber''' (January 11, 1903 - October 6, 1944) née Herlinger, was born in [[Vítkovice (Ostrava)|Witkowitz]] near [[Mährisch-Ostrau]]. A [[Jew]]ish poet, she wrote songs and theater pieces for Jewish children. She married Willi Weber in 1930. She voluntarily was transported to [[Auschwitz]] with the children of [[Theresienstadt]] and was killed in the gas chambers, along with her son, Tommy. Her most popular book was "Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children" (1929).
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A notable Czech writer of children's fiction, she fell victim to [[The Holocaust]]. Her most popular book was "Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children" (1929). The title character, a kind elderly man, mysteriously receives a magic coin that enables him to become invisible at will. He uses this power to perform anonymous good deeds for his neighbors. Weber's sharp observations and gentle humor make these stories appealing for all ages.


==Life==
As a child she learned to sing and play guitar, lute, mandolin and balalaika, but apparently never considered a career as a musician. Her early fiction, dating from 1925, was collected as "The Scooter Race and Other Stories" (1930).
As a child she learned to sing and play guitar, lute, mandolin and balalaika, but apparently never considered a career as a musician.
In 1930 she married Willi Weber and settled in [[Prague]], where she wrote for children's periodicals and became a producer for Czech Radio. Following the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 the Webers were able to get their oldest son Hanuš safely to [[Sweden]] on a "[[Kindertransport]]" before they were confined to Prague's Jewish Ghetto. Hanuš was first sent to the U.K. to live with a friend of his mother who was the daughter of a Swedish diplomat. He survived the war in Sweden, and lives in Stockholm in retirement. His son, Tommy, born in 1977, is named in honor of his younger brother, murdered with his mother in Auschwitz.
In 1930 she married Willi Weber and settled in [[Prague]], where she wrote for children's periodicals and became a producer for Czech Radio. Following the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 the Webers were able to get their oldest son Hanuš safely to [[Sweden]] on a "[[Kindertransport]]" before they were confined to Prague's Jewish Ghetto. Hanuš was first sent to the U.K. to live with a friend of his mother who was the daughter of a Swedish diplomat. He survived the war in Sweden, and lives in Stockholm in retirement. His son, Tommy, born in 1977, is named in honor of his younger brother, murdered with his mother in Auschwitz.


The Webers arrived at the [[Theresienstadt concentration camp]] in February 1942. Ilse Weber worked as a night nurse in the camp's children's infirmary, doing everything she could for the young patients without the aid of medicine (which was forbidden to Jewish prisoners). She wrote around 60 poems during her imprisonment and set many of them to music, employing deceptively simple tunes and imagery to describe the horror of her surroundings. In performance she accompanied herself on guitar. Her songs include "Lullaby," "I Wandered Through Theresienstadt," "The Lidice Sheep," "And the Rain Falls," and "Avowal of Belief."
The Webers arrived at the [[Theresienstadt concentration camp]] in February 1942. Ilse Weber worked as a night nurse in the camp's children's infirmary, doing everything she could for the young patients without the aid of medicine (which was forbidden to Jewish prisoners). She wrote around 60 poems during her imprisonment and set many of them to music, employing deceptively simple tunes and imagery to describe the horror of her surroundings. In performance she accompanied herself on guitar. Her songs include "Lullaby," "I Wandered Through Theresienstadt," "The Lidice Sheep," "And the Rain Falls," and "Avowal of Belief."<ref name="YIVO Encyclopedia">{{cite web | title = Music and the Holocaust, YIVO encyclopedia | url = http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Holocaust/Music_and_the_Holocaust | date = 20028 | accessdate = 2012-11-16}}</ref>


When her husband was deported to Auschwitz in October 1944, Ilse Weber volunteered to join him with their son Tommy because she didn't want to break up the family. She and the boy were sent to the gas chamber on arrival.<ref name="Berkley">{{cite book|last= Berkley|first=George E. |title=Hitler's Gift: The Story of Theresienstadt|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sU8GEe16ABwC&pg=PA203&dq=%22Ilse+Weber%22+auschwitz&hl=en&ei=vtYjTdHaHYK8lQfg8OS9DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ilse%20Weber%22%20auschwitz&f=false|year=2002|publisher=[[Branden Books]]|isbn=978-0-8283-2064-1|page=203}}</ref> Willi Weber survived them by 30 years.<ref name="Berkley" /> Weber's Theresienstadt poetry was collected in the book "Inside These Walls, Sorrow Lives" (1991) and her songs have been frequently recorded, particularly "Lullaby."
When her husband was deported to Auschwitz in October 1944, Ilse Weber volunteered to join him with their son Tommy because she didn't want to break up the family. She and the boy were sent to the gas chamber on arrival.<ref name="Berkley">{{cite book|last= Berkley|first=George E. |title=Hitler's Gift: The Story of Theresienstadt|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sU8GEe16ABwC&pg=PA203&dq=%22Ilse+Weber%22+auschwitz&hl=en&ei=vtYjTdHaHYK8lQfg8OS9DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ilse%20Weber%22%20auschwitz&f=false|year=2002|publisher=[[Branden Books]]|isbn=978-0-8283-2064-1|page=203}}</ref> Willi Weber survived them by 30 years.<ref name="Berkley" />


==Writings==
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Her works from Theresienstadt have survived and have been published and recorded, most recently by mezzo-soprano [[Anne Sofie von Otter]] and [[Christian Gerhaher]] (2007). In 2008, the Munich-based publisher [[Carl Hanser Verlag]] brought out a collection of her letters and poems entitled: ILSE WEBER Wann wohl das Leid ein Ende hat" (When will the suffering come to an end) collected by the German historian Ulrike Migdal ISBN; 978-3-446-23050-7. Her son Hanuš participated in a cultural program commemorating his mother's work in Berlin on May 22, 2008. He is the author of a book on her life, ''Ilse A Love Story Without a Happy Ending,'' Författares Bokmaskin, Stockholm: 2004. ISBN 91-7910-561-0
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Her most popular book was "Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children" (1929). The title character, a kind elderly man, mysteriously receives a magic coin that enables him to become invisible at will. He uses this power to perform anonymous good deeds for his neighbors. Weber's sharp observations and gentle humor make these stories appealing for all ages.

Her early fiction, dating from 1925, was collected as "The Scooter Race and Other Stories" (1930).

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Weber's Theresienstadt poetry was collected in the book "Inside These Walls, Sorrow Lives" (1991). Her songs have been frequently recorded, particularly "Lullaby," most recently by mezzo-soprano [[Anne Sofie von Otter]] and [[Christian Gerhaher]] (2007). In 2008, the Munich-based publisher [[Carl Hanser Verlag]] brought out a collection of her letters and poems entitled: ''ILSE WEBER Wann wohl das Leid ein Ende hat'' (When will the suffering come to an end) collected by the German historian Ulrike Migdal. Her son Hanuš participated in a cultural program commemorating his mother's work in Berlin on May 22, 2008. He is the author of a book on her life, ''Ilse A Love Story Without a Happy Ending,'' Författares Bokmaskin, Stockholm: 2004. ISBN 91-7910-561-0


==Works==
==Works==
* Jüdische Kindermärchen
* Jüdische Kindermärchen
* Mendel Rosenbusch
* Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children (1929)
* Das Trittrollerwettrennen und andere Erzählungen (1927–1930)
* Das Trittrollerwettrennen und andere Erzählungen (1927–1930)
* Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt
* Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt
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* Wiegala
* Wiegala
* In deinen Mauern wohnt das Leid - Gedichte aus dem KZ Theresienstadt (1991 recording)
* In deinen Mauern wohnt das Leid - Gedichte aus dem KZ Theresienstadt (1991 recording)
* Wann wohl das Leid ein Ende hat (2008) ISBN 978-3-446-23050-7


==References==
==References==
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| NAME =Weber, Ilse
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Herlinger, Ilse
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Czech writer
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Czech writer
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 11, 1903
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 11, 1903
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Witkowitz
| DATE OF DEATH = October 6, 1944
| DATE OF DEATH = October 6, 1944
| PLACE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH = Auschwitz
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Revision as of 13:58, 16 November 2012

Ilse Weber
Born
Ilse Herlinger

January 11, 1903
Vítkovice (Ostrava)
DiedOctober 6, 1944
Auschwitz
NationalityCzech
Occupation(s)Poet and writer

Ilse Weber (January 11, 1903 - October 6, 1944) née Herlinger, was born in Witkowitz near Mährisch-Ostrau. A Jewish poet, she wrote songs and theater pieces for Jewish children. She married Willi Weber in 1930. She voluntarily was transported to Auschwitz with the children of Theresienstadt and was killed in the gas chambers, along with her son, Tommy. Her most popular book was "Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children" (1929).

Life

As a child she learned to sing and play guitar, lute, mandolin and balalaika, but apparently never considered a career as a musician.

In 1930 she married Willi Weber and settled in Prague, where she wrote for children's periodicals and became a producer for Czech Radio. Following the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 the Webers were able to get their oldest son Hanuš safely to Sweden on a "Kindertransport" before they were confined to Prague's Jewish Ghetto. Hanuš was first sent to the U.K. to live with a friend of his mother who was the daughter of a Swedish diplomat. He survived the war in Sweden, and lives in Stockholm in retirement. His son, Tommy, born in 1977, is named in honor of his younger brother, murdered with his mother in Auschwitz.

The Webers arrived at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in February 1942. Ilse Weber worked as a night nurse in the camp's children's infirmary, doing everything she could for the young patients without the aid of medicine (which was forbidden to Jewish prisoners). She wrote around 60 poems during her imprisonment and set many of them to music, employing deceptively simple tunes and imagery to describe the horror of her surroundings. In performance she accompanied herself on guitar. Her songs include "Lullaby," "I Wandered Through Theresienstadt," "The Lidice Sheep," "And the Rain Falls," and "Avowal of Belief."[1]

When her husband was deported to Auschwitz in October 1944, Ilse Weber volunteered to join him with their son Tommy because she didn't want to break up the family. She and the boy were sent to the gas chamber on arrival.[2] Willi Weber survived them by 30 years.[2]

Writings

Her most popular book was "Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children" (1929). The title character, a kind elderly man, mysteriously receives a magic coin that enables him to become invisible at will. He uses this power to perform anonymous good deeds for his neighbors. Weber's sharp observations and gentle humor make these stories appealing for all ages.

Her early fiction, dating from 1925, was collected as "The Scooter Race and Other Stories" (1930).

Weber's Theresienstadt poetry was collected in the book "Inside These Walls, Sorrow Lives" (1991). Her songs have been frequently recorded, particularly "Lullaby," most recently by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Christian Gerhaher (2007). In 2008, the Munich-based publisher Carl Hanser Verlag brought out a collection of her letters and poems entitled: ILSE WEBER Wann wohl das Leid ein Ende hat (When will the suffering come to an end) collected by the German historian Ulrike Migdal. Her son Hanuš participated in a cultural program commemorating his mother's work in Berlin on May 22, 2008. He is the author of a book on her life, Ilse A Love Story Without a Happy Ending, Författares Bokmaskin, Stockholm: 2004. ISBN 91-7910-561-0

Works

  • Jüdische Kindermärchen
  • Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children (1929)
  • Das Trittrollerwettrennen und andere Erzählungen (1927–1930)
  • Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt
  • Ade, Kamerad
  • Und der Regen rinnt
  • Wiegala
  • In deinen Mauern wohnt das Leid - Gedichte aus dem KZ Theresienstadt (1991 recording)
  • Wann wohl das Leid ein Ende hat (2008) ISBN 978-3-446-23050-7

References

  1. ^ "Music and the Holocaust, YIVO encyclopedia". 20028. Retrieved 2012-11-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Berkley, George E. (2002). Hitler's Gift: The Story of Theresienstadt. Branden Books. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8283-2064-1.

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