Barbara Rodbell papers

Barbara Rodbell (née Ledermann) was born in 1925 in Berlin, Germany to Franz and Ilse (née Citroen) Ledermann and had one sister, Susanne (b. 1928). In 1933, Barbara's family moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands where they became friends with Anne Frank and her family. After the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, Barbara's friend, Manfred Greenback, had underground contacts and was able to obtain false papers for her. In 1942, Franz, Ilse, and Susanne were deported to Westerbork and then to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were killed. Barbara survived by using the false papers and assisted in helping Jews find hiding places. After the war, Barbara immigrated to the United States in 1947 where she married Martin Rodbell in 1950 and had four children, Paul, Susanne, Andrew, and Phillip.