Traute Lafrenz Page was the mother of one of my friends and colleagues, Renee Page Meyer. Ms. Page just died earlier this month just prior to her 104th birthday. I did not know about her history until her death.
Thank you so much for this summary! I look forward to seeing this article updated. I didn't know you had enough material to tell us about Regine Degkwitz. I really look forward to learning more about her.
I know this is not the subject of this article, but I would also very much like to learn more about Hubert Furtwangler, who is both on everyone's lips and on none. Perhaps it could be the subject of a future article? In any case, I am delighted to see you back, Madam Heap. I look forward to hearing from you again soon!
Hubert is one of my favorites - not necessarily for what he did during those days (although the value of his friendship for Willi Graf should not be underestimated).
Rather: During the research phase for White Rose Histories, Wittenstein challenged our information about the places the friends always ate. Like us, they were creatures of habit and went to the same few places, primarily the Bodega, a cheap wine bar close to streetcar and also known as friendly to dissidents. Wittenstein said my information was wrong, and he wrote Hubert to ask him to "prove" his assertion.
Hubert wrote back. "No, she's right. Those were exactly the places we ate." Vindication!
Plus, it clued me to the fact that Wittenstein was not part of their circle, else he would have known their hangouts.
Traute was an amazing woman. When I asked her how she had handled the inadvertent betrayal of her good friend Katharina Schüddekopf, she not only waved it off, but she told me more about Käthe and the person she was. Traute always talked about others, about their good deeds and positive character. She never put herself forward.
She was an uncommon person. Wish our tired old world had more Trautes in it.
Traute Lafrenz Page was the mother of one of my friends and colleagues, Renee Page Meyer. Ms. Page just died earlier this month just prior to her 104th birthday. I did not know about her history until her death.
Thank you so much for this summary! I look forward to seeing this article updated. I didn't know you had enough material to tell us about Regine Degkwitz. I really look forward to learning more about her.
I know this is not the subject of this article, but I would also very much like to learn more about Hubert Furtwangler, who is both on everyone's lips and on none. Perhaps it could be the subject of a future article? In any case, I am delighted to see you back, Madam Heap. I look forward to hearing from you again soon!
Hubert is one of my favorites - not necessarily for what he did during those days (although the value of his friendship for Willi Graf should not be underestimated).
Rather: During the research phase for White Rose Histories, Wittenstein challenged our information about the places the friends always ate. Like us, they were creatures of habit and went to the same few places, primarily the Bodega, a cheap wine bar close to streetcar and also known as friendly to dissidents. Wittenstein said my information was wrong, and he wrote Hubert to ask him to "prove" his assertion.
Hubert wrote back. "No, she's right. Those were exactly the places we ate." Vindication!
Plus, it clued me to the fact that Wittenstein was not part of their circle, else he would have known their hangouts.
And yes, it is good to be back!
Traute was an amazing woman. When I asked her how she had handled the inadvertent betrayal of her good friend Katharina Schüddekopf, she not only waved it off, but she told me more about Käthe and the person she was. Traute always talked about others, about their good deeds and positive character. She never put herself forward.
She was an uncommon person. Wish our tired old world had more Trautes in it.