Edith Coliver was born in Karlsuhe, Germany in July of 1922.
Edith was originally born Edith Simon and her parents’ names were Fritz and
Hedwigg. She had two younger brothers named Ernest and Harowl. Coliver’s family
were a typical Jewish family, although Coliver’s mother was orthodox Jewish and
the rest of the family was reformed.
In 1933, when Edith
was ten, Hitler officially took over Germany. This caused a lot of changes in
daily life for Edith and when Edith was a teenager she was not allowed to go to
school anymore because of her Jewish heritage. Her family was moved to the United States to New York where
Coliver witnessed a demonstration of American protest against Hitler and the
Communist movement. After New York her family settled down in San Francisco
where Coliver attended high school and went to colleges. The reason Edith
survived was because her family was able to get out of Europe to the United
States before the killing started. Her consequence of surviving was to come
back and participate in the trials held for the Germans. It was not easy for
her, however, she felt it was necessary. Despite these challenges Edith
developed a great career in translating and diplomacy for the United Nations.
The next major event in Edith’s life was she wanted to be a part of the
Nuremberg Trials. She was hired as a translator and was immediately sent to
Europe. There she encountered many of the top German officials in Hitler’s
regime. She also visited the displaced person’s camps. later she got married
and had two kids.
quotes:
"I want to be part of the Nuremberg Trials".
"Hitler came to power and all of the boycots against Jewish
businesses".
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