Hilde Schramm
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Hilde Schramm is most famous as the daughter of Albert Speer, who 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.
As a teenager, Schramm was awarded a competitive scholarship to study in the United States. The US government initially refused her a visa, but reversed its decision in the face of publicity, including offers of hospitality from several families (some of them Jewish).
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.
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