Bruno Taut
Born on 4 May 1880Died on 24 December 1938ArchitectAfter the Nazis came to power, architect Bruno Taut was threatened with persecution as a “cultural Bolshevist”: in the First World War he designed peace monuments, wrote a pacifist manifesto and, during the November Revolution of 1918, established the “Workers’ Council for Art”.As the head of municipal planning and construction in Magdeburg and from 1924 as an architect with his own office in Berlin, he designed and built several avant-garde residential construction projects, among these the Hufeisensiedlung in the Berlin district of Britz, which now belongs to the UN World Cultural Heritage.
Silvia Tennenbaum
Born on 10 March 1928Died on 27 June 2016WriterSilvia Tennenbaum grew up in a liberal Jewish family in Frankfurt. Though she was initially enrolled at a private girls’ school in Frankfurt, the family went into exile in December 1936, initially settling in Switzerland, a step which the parents disguised to their daughter as a visit to relatives.
Lisa Tetzner
Born on 10 November 1894Died on 2 July 1963WriterAfter the First World War, Lisa Tetzner, who had begun making up stories as a child, travelled around the villages of central and southern Germany telling fairy tales.
Ernst Toller
Born on 1 December 1893Died on 22 May 1939Writer, DramatistIn his speech from 1 April 1933 on the boycott of Jewish businesses, Joseph Goebbels pronounced Ernst Toller to be one of the main enemies of Nazi ideology. During the night of the Reichstag fire on 27 February, the SA stormed Toller’s residence in Berlin to arrest him.
Walter Trier
Born on 25 June 1890Died on 8 July1951Illustrator, CaricaturistIn the Weimar Republic, Walter Trier was a popular caricaturist and illustrator. In 1929, his book created collaboratively with author Erich Kästner was published: “Emil und die Detektive” (Emil and the die Detectives).
Heinz Trökes
Born on 15 August 1913Died on 22 April 1997Graphic designer, PainterThe Nazi repression against a contemporary art that they did not accept hit Heinz Trökes during an important phase in his life. In 1938, the 25-year-old wanted more than ever to dedicate himself to painting.
Bodo Uhse
Born on 12 March 1904Died on 2 July 1963WriterBodo Uhse began to write stories and poems from early on, before turning mainly to journalism from 1927. In his youth in southern Germany he underwent a political transformation.
Amir Valle
Born on 6 January 1967WriterThe Cuban writer Amir Valle was not allowed to return to his home country following a lecture tour in Spain. He had already been subject to a publishing ban and Fidel Castro personally named Valle’s book Habana Babilonia, which made the rounds on the Internet, a disgrace for Cuba.
Conrad Veidt
Born on 22 January 1893Died on 3 April 1943ActorConrad Veidt was on stage for the first time at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1913. He starred in numerous productions by Max Reinhardt over the following years.
Berthold Viertel
Born on 28 June 1885Died on 24 September 1953Writer, Dramatist, Theater director, Film directorViennese native Berthold Viertel was initially known as a writer of poems, essays and articles published in the magazine Die Fackel issued by Karl Kraus. In 1912 he became dramatic adviser and director at Vienna’s Freien Volksbühne theatre.
