Current Data About
Gerd Ehrlich (1922-1998) obituary
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(Q309481)
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Saturday, July 11, 1998
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(Q2763)
(Q43250) (Q123383464) |
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(Q47287)
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"Gerd Ehrlich, 76, Escaped From Nazi Germany" (language: en)
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"For Gerd W. Ehrlich, the painful memories and ghosts of growing up in Nazi Germany never went away." (language: en)
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Fred Rasmussen
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"In addition to his wife, Dr. Ehrlich is survived by three daughters, Marion Ehrlich of Baltimore, Susan Ehrlich of Greenville, N.C., and Corinne Ehrlich of Chestertown; and five grandchildren." (language: en)
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"… His father was released from one of the camps in 1940 and died shortly thereafter. Two years later, his mother married an old family friend and colleague of her late husband. Shortly after the marriage, the new husband was deported and disappeared. After Dr. Ehrlich's mother and 14-year-old sister Marion were shipped to Auschwitz in 1942, where they perished, he began living an illegal life in Berlin, surviving on his wits and the support of the underground. Armed with false papers, he frequently changed rooms and was mindful of informers, a life on the run that was often only a few steps ahead of the Gestapo. "I walked fast and always carried a briefcase. I would go to theaters, movies and cafes. I was part of the Underground Jews," he told British Broadcasting Corp. filmmakers who produced "Love Story," a film about two women active in the underground movement. Said the former Sibylle Gerstenberg, Dr. Ehrlich's wife of 46 years: "He was the only immediate member of his family to survive. He was very proud of being German and also the good Germans who risked their lives to give him shelter and documents." With a friend, Dr. Ehrlich traveled to the Swiss border, where the underground gave them final instructions before beginning an escape under the cover of darkness. …" (language: en)
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