Hilde Schramm

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Hilde Schramm is most famous as the daughter of Albert Speer. Her father was a member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle and the Third Reich's Chief Architect. He served twenty years in prison for crimes against humanity after World War II.

Schramm, as a teenager, was awarded a competitive scholarship to study in the United States. While the U.S. government initially refused her a visa, it reversed course in the face of publicity and offers from several families (including Jewish ones) to host her while in the United States.

Schramm became a prominent European political figure who distinguished herself for helping victims of anti-semitism and Nazi atrocities. She is also a publisher and sociologist. In 1994, she was awarded the Moses Mendelson Prize from Berlin for her work. She has also served as the president of the Berlin Parliament.