Ilse Weber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ilse Weber

Czech composer and writer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1903

Place of Birth: Vítkovice, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1944

Profession: writer, composer, poet, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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