Martha Israel (Upper Sorbian: Marta Israelowa; 18 November 1905 – after 1967) was a German clerk and politician of Sorbian ethnicity. She served in the Volkskammer of East Germany from 1963 until 1967 as a member of the Socialist Unity Party and the Democratic Women's League of Germany. Prior to this, she was also a member of the Spremberg city council, and was the secretary of the local branch of the Domowina.
Martha Israel | |
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Marta Israelowa | |
 Portrait by Dieter Dressler, 1965–1966 | |
| Member of the Volkskammer | |
| In office April 1963 – 1967 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1905 Lohsa, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | after 1967 (aged at least 62) |
| Political party | |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editMartha Israel was born on 18 November 1905 in the town of Lohsa in Upper Lusatia, then part of the Prussian Province of Silesia in the German Empire. Her family were working-class Sorbs. After completing elementary school, she began working in various professions.[1][2]
In 1947, Israel became involved with the Democratic Women's League of Germany (DFD), in East Germany. She joined the Socialist Unity Party (SED) in 1952, and was elected to the Spremberg city council the following year. She also attended the DFD federal school in Potsdam from 1953 to 1954, and the SED district school in Großräschen in 1961. From 1959 until 1962, Israel was a member of the SED district leadership in Bezirk Cottbus. By 1963, she was a clerk at the Gaskombinat Schwarze Pumpe, and was the secretary of the Domowina association in Kreis Spremberg.[1][2][3][4]
Israel was appointed to the Volkskammer in April 1963 following the resignation of Max Müller, and joined the SED parliamentary group. She was re-elected in the 1963 East German general election as a member of the DFD. While in parliament, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Policy. Israel left the Volkskammer the end of her term in 1967.[1]
Israel was married with one child. She died sometime after 1967.[1]
Honors and awards
editIsrael was the recipient of the following honors and awards:[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Pawlowski, Rita (2008). Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch [Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook] (in German). Berlin: Trafo Verlagsgruppe. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-89626-652-1. OCLC 277197894.
- ^ a b Elle, Ludwig (2010). Die Domowina in der DDR: Aufbau und Funktionsweise einer Minderheitenorganisation im staalich-administrativen Sozialismus [The Domowina in the GDR: Structure and Functioning of a Minority Organization in State-administrative Socialism] (in German). Domowina-Verlag. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-7420-2176-2.
- ^ a b Wer ist wer?: Das Deutsche who's who [Who is Who?: The German Who's Who] (in German). Vol. 14. Berlin: Arani-Verlag. 1965. p. 141.
- ^ Neues Deutschland, 8 March 1964
Further reading
edit- Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik [The People's Chamber of the German Democratic Republic] (in German). Vol. 4. Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. 1964. p. 325.
- SBZ-Biographie (in German). Bonn: Ministry of Intra-German Relations. 1964. p. 160.