Berlin Honors Anti-Nazi Journalist Gabriele Tergit with Plaque
A commemorative plaque will be unveiled in Berlin's Tiergarten district on October 8th, honouring journalist and writer Gabriele Tergit. The plaque will be placed at her former address, Siegmunds Hof 22, where she narrowly escaped arrest by the Nazis in 1933.
Gabriele Tergit, born Elise Hirschmann, was a Jewish woman who grew up in Germany. She obtained her high school diploma and earned a doctorate, before working in childcare and joining the women's movement. Tergit's journalistic career began in 1924, when she started reporting on court trials and their social backgrounds for the 'Berliner Tageblatt'.
Her anti-Nazi court reports forced her to flee Germany in 1933. Before leaving, she published her first novel, 'Kaesebier Conquers the Kurfurstendamm', in 1931. Throughout her career, Tergit wrote novels such as 'Kaesebier' and 'Effingers', chronicling everyday life, cultural, social, and political milieus. She eventually settled in London, where she died in 1982.
The Senate's cultural administration praised Tergit as a significant chronicler of her time. The commemorative plaque aims to honour her courage and contributions to journalism and literature.
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