Felice Schragenheim

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Felice Schragenheim
Born March 9, 1922(1922-03-09)
Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany
Died December 31, 1944 (aged 22)
Bergen, Germany

Felice Rahel Schragenheim (March 9, 1922, Berlin - December 31, 1944, Bergen, Germany) was a Jewish resistance fighter during WWII. She is known for her tragic love story with Lilly Wust and death during a march from Gross-Rosen concentration camp in Poland to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. The story of the relationship between Schragenheim and Wust is portrayed in the 1999 film Aimée & Jaguar, and in a book of the same name by Erica Fischer.[1]

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  1. ^ Ferber, Lawrence (2000-08-29), “Lily's love”, The Advocate, <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2000_August_29/ai_64698478>. Retrieved on 2007-09-01 .

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