Portrait of Frida by Evvy Eisen, 1999. Shoah memorial
Frida Wattenberg passed away a few days before her 96th birthday
Stricken by the COVID-19 virus, Frida Wattenberg passed away on 3 April, four days before her 96th birthday.
Frida was born on 7 April 1924 in Paris to parents from the region of Lodz, Poland.
In the 1930s, she joined the movement of
From October 1940, she joined the Gaullist cell of the Lycée Victor Hugo in Paris and participated on 11 November 1940 in the collage of posters in all classes to call young people to the Resistance. In 1941, she was recruited by the
His mother, Alta Wattenberg, was arrested on 16 July 1942 during the Vel d'Hiv roundup and interned at the Drancy camp. Frida managed to obtain her release by proving that her mother worked in a workshop supplying clothing to the German Army. Alta joined Lhommaizé, in the Vienne, where she stayed for more than two years.
In 1943, Frida left Paris for Grenoble, in the zone of Italian occupation, and joined the Jewish Resistance. She was recruited by
After the Liberation, Frida worked at the Jewish Children’s Protection Agency (OPEJ), which took care of children whose parents had died in deportation, and campaigned for the creation of the State of Israel. She is directly involved in helping the Jews of the
Frida at Kibbutz Narshonim, Hazali. Palestine, 1947-1948. Shoah Memorial
Frida was a volunteer for over 20 years at the Shoah Memorial and testified for years for school children. Today, a workshop for children is dedicated to its history.
Frida Wattenberg was a knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor, a knight in the National Order of Merit, a volunteer fighter in the Resistance, and a founding member of the Association of Jewish
The Memorial salutes the memory of this woman of heart and tireless fighter, and presents its condolences to her family.
Find the story of Frida in this film, shot on the occasion of the exhibition "After the Shoah: Survivors, refugees, survivors. 1944-1947":
Also find his testimony here:
