Ilse Altman was given the name Ilse Johanna Katz at birth. She grew up under Hitler and left Germany at the age of 16 in September 1940.
Ilse Altman
Nationality: German
Location: Beiseförth • Berlin • Delaware • Germany • Kassel • Lisbon • Missouri • Portugal • St. Louis • United States of America • Wilmington
Experience During Holocaust: Escaped the Holocaust • Family Died During the Holocaust • Family Died in Concentration Camp
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Mapping Ilse's Life
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“I hurt wherever there's a Jew hurting; because of my background, I feel very deeply. If I can be a little bit of help to someone, somewhere, it's my way of paying back because someone did it for me.”
- Ilse Altman