Edith Meyer was born in 1920 in Saxony, Germany. She was Jewish, the daughter of Rosa Rebekka and Max Meyer. She had two siblings, Alice and Ernst.
Edith Meyer was born in 1920 in Saxony, Germany. She was Jewish, the daughter of Rosa Rebekka and Max Meyer. She had two siblings, Alice and Ernst. She lived at Hauptstraße 133 in Langenfeld. She was twelve years old when Hitler came to power in January 1933. A few years later, the Nuremberg laws were passed, which severely restricted the rights of German Jews, including their right to marry non-Jews. This was a problem for Edith, naturally, but especially because she was in a relationship with a Catholic man, Heinrich Heinen. Edith finished an apprenticeship in corset making and after that, she and Heinrich were engaged. They were very in love, even though all the circumstances of the time did not want them to be. In 1941, Edith was arrested from her home and sent to the Riga Ghetto. Heinrich followed her, and willingly went into the ghetto to be with her. He saved her by helping her escape. Now, the two of them had to escape to somewhere safe. The two of them were on...
