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{{Short description|German-Sorbian politician (1905-c. 1967}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Martha Israel.jpg
| caption = Portrait by {{Ill|Dieter Dressler|de}}, 1965–1966
| office = Member of the [[Volkskammer]]
| office = Member of the [[Volkskammer]]
| termstart = April 1963
| termstart = April 1963
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|11|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|11|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lohsa]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]
| birth_place = [[Lohsa]], [[Province of Silesia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date = after 1967 (aged at least 62)
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'''Martha Israel''' ({{lang-hsb|Marta Israelowa}}; 18 November 1905 – after 1967) was a German clerk and politician of [[Sorbs|Sorbian]] ethnicity. She served in the [[Volkskammer]] of [[East Germany]] from 1963 until 1967 as a member of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]] and the [[Democratic Women's League of Germany]]. Prior to this, she was also a member of the [[Spremberg]] city council, and was the secretary of the local branch of the [[Domowina]].
'''Martha Israel''' ({{langx|hsb|Marta Israelowa}}; 18 November 1905 – after 1967) was a German clerk and politician of [[Sorbs|Sorbian]] ethnicity. She served in the [[Volkskammer]] of [[East Germany]] from 1963 until 1967 as a member of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]] and the [[Democratic Women's League of Germany]]. Prior to this, she was also a member of the [[Spremberg]] city council, and was the secretary of the local branch of the [[Domowina]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Martha Israel was born on 18 November 1905 in the town of [[Lohsa]], then part of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] in the [[German Empire]]. Her family were working-class [[Sorbs]]. After completing elementary school, she began working in various professions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pawlowski |first=Rita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2e4iAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=martha+israel+Lohsa&q=martha+israel+Lohsa&hl=en |title=Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch |date=2008 |publisher={{ill|Trafo Verlagsgruppe}} |isbn=978-3-89626-652-1 |location=Berlin |pages=126 |language=de |trans-title=Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook |oclc=277197894}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Elle |first=Ludwig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTY7AQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Marta+Israelowa%22&q=%22Marta+Israelowa%22&hl=en |title=Die Domowina in der DDR: Aufbau und Funktionsweise einer Minderheitenorganisation im staalich-administrativen Sozialismus |date=2010 |publisher={{Ill|Domowina-Verlag|de}} |isbn=978-3-7420-2176-2 |pages=37 |language=de |trans-title=The Domowina in the GDR: Structure and Functioning of a Minority Organization in State-administrative Socialism}}</ref>
Martha Israel was born on 18 November 1905 in the town of [[Lohsa]] in [[Upper Lusatia]], then part of the [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] [[Province of Silesia]] in the [[German Empire]]. Her family were working-class [[Sorbs]]. After completing elementary school, she began working in various professions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pawlowski |first=Rita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2e4iAQAAIAAJ&q=martha+israel+Lohsa |title=Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch |date=2008 |publisher={{ill|Trafo Verlagsgruppe}} |isbn=978-3-89626-652-1 |location=Berlin |pages=126 |language=de |trans-title=Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook |oclc=277197894}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Elle |first=Ludwig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTY7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Marta+Israelowa%22 |title=Die Domowina in der DDR: Aufbau und Funktionsweise einer Minderheitenorganisation im staalich-administrativen Sozialismus |date=2010 |publisher={{Ill|Domowina-Verlag|de}} |isbn=978-3-7420-2176-2 |pages=37 |language=de |trans-title=The Domowina in the GDR: Structure and Functioning of a Minority Organization in State-administrative Socialism}}</ref>


In 1947, Israel became involved with the [[Democratic Women's League of Germany]] (DFD), in [[East Germany]]. She joined the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]] (SED) in 1952, and was elected to the [[Spremberg]] city council the following year. She also attended the DFD federal school in [[Potsdam]] from 1953 to 1954, and the SED district school in [[Großräschen]] in 1961. From 1959 until 1962, Israel was a member of the SED district leadership in [[Bezirk Cottbus]]. By 1963, she was a [[clerk]] at the {{Ill|Gaskombinat Schwarze Pumpe|de}}, and was the secretary of the [[Domowina]] association in {{Ill|Kreis Spremberg|de}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPOwAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA141&dq=martha+israel+Lohsa&hl=en |title=Wer ist wer?: Das Deutsche who's who |date=1965 |publisher={{Ill|Arani-Verlag|de}} |volume=14 |location=Berlin |pages=141 |language=de |trans-title=Who is Who?: The German Who's Who}}</ref><ref>''[[Neues Deutschland]]'', 8 March 1964</ref>
In 1947, Israel became involved with the [[Democratic Women's League of Germany]] (DFD), in [[East Germany]]. She joined the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]] (SED) in 1952, and was elected to the [[Spremberg]] city council the following year. She also attended the DFD federal school in [[Potsdam]] from 1953 to 1954, and the SED district school in [[Großräschen]] in 1961. From 1959 until 1962, Israel was a member of the SED district leadership in [[Bezirk Cottbus]]. By 1963, she was a [[clerk]] at the {{Ill|Gaskombinat Schwarze Pumpe|de}}, and was the secretary of the [[Domowina]] association in {{Ill|Kreis Spremberg|de}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPOwAAAAIAAJ&dq=martha+israel+Lohsa&pg=PA141 |title=Wer ist wer?: Das Deutsche who's who |date=1965 |publisher={{Ill|Arani-Verlag|de}} |volume=14 |location=Berlin |pages=141 |language=de |trans-title=Who is Who?: The German Who's Who}}</ref><ref>''[[Neues Deutschland]]'', 8 March 1964</ref>


Israel was appointed to the [[Volkskammer]] in April 1963 following the resignation of {{Ill|Max Müller (politician)|lt=Max Müller|de|Max Müller (Politiker, 1899)}}, and joined the SED parliamentary group. She was re-elected in the [[1963 East German general election]] as a member of the DFD. While in parliament, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Policy. Israel left the Volkskammer the end of her term in 1967.<ref name=":0" />
Israel was appointed to the [[Volkskammer]] in April 1963 following the resignation of {{Ill|Max Müller (politician)|lt=Max Müller|de|Max Müller (Politiker, 1899)}}, and joined the SED parliamentary group. She was re-elected in the [[1963 East German general election]] as a member of the DFD. While in parliament, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Policy. Israel left the Volkskammer the end of her term in 1967.<ref name=":0" />
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
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*{{cite book |title=Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |date=1964 |publisher=Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |page=325 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Die_Volkskammer_der_Deutschen_Demokratis/uM8kAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22israel+martha%22+%22Lohsa%22&dq=%22israel+martha%22+%22Lohsa%22&printsec=frontcover |language=de |trans-title=The People's Chamber of the German Democratic Republic |volume=4 }}
*{{cite book |title=Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |date=1964 |publisher=Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |page=325 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uM8kAQAAMAAJ&q=%22israel+martha%22+%22Lohsa%22 |language=de |trans-title=The People's Chamber of the German Democratic Republic |volume=4 }}
*{{cite book |title=SBZ-Biographie |date=1964 |publisher=[[Ministry of Intra-German Relations]] |page=160 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/SBZ_Biographie/jI7uAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=martha+israel+Lohsa&dq=martha+israel+Lohsa&printsec=frontcover |language=de |location=Bonn}}
*{{cite book |title=SBZ-Biographie |date=1964 |publisher=[[Ministry of Intra-German Relations]] |page=160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jI7uAAAAIAAJ&q=martha+israel+Lohsa |language=de |location=Bonn}}
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[[Category:20th-century German women politicians]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of Merit of the GDR]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 30 October 2024

Martha Israel
Marta Israelowa
Portrait by Dieter Dressler [de], 1965–1966
Member of the Volkskammer
In office
April 1963 – 1967
Personal details
Born(1905-11-18)18 November 1905
Lohsa, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Diedafter 1967 (aged at least 62)
Political party
Children1

Martha Israel (Upper Sorbian: Marta Israelowa; 18 November 1905 – after 1967) was a German clerk and politician of Sorbian ethnicity. She served in the Volkskammer of East Germany from 1963 until 1967 as a member of the Socialist Unity Party and the Democratic Women's League of Germany. Prior to this, she was also a member of the Spremberg city council, and was the secretary of the local branch of the Domowina.

Biography

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Martha Israel was born on 18 November 1905 in the town of Lohsa in Upper Lusatia, then part of the Prussian Province of Silesia in the German Empire. Her family were working-class Sorbs. After completing elementary school, she began working in various professions.[1][2]

In 1947, Israel became involved with the Democratic Women's League of Germany (DFD), in East Germany. She joined the Socialist Unity Party (SED) in 1952, and was elected to the Spremberg city council the following year. She also attended the DFD federal school in Potsdam from 1953 to 1954, and the SED district school in Großräschen in 1961. From 1959 until 1962, Israel was a member of the SED district leadership in Bezirk Cottbus. By 1963, she was a clerk at the Gaskombinat Schwarze Pumpe [de], and was the secretary of the Domowina association in Kreis Spremberg [de].[1][2][3][4]

Israel was appointed to the Volkskammer in April 1963 following the resignation of Max Müller [de], and joined the SED parliamentary group. She was re-elected in the 1963 East German general election as a member of the DFD. While in parliament, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Policy. Israel left the Volkskammer the end of her term in 1967.[1]

Israel was married with one child. She died sometime after 1967.[1]

Honors and awards

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Israel was the recipient of the following honors and awards:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Pawlowski, Rita (2008). Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch [Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook] (in German). Berlin: Trafo Verlagsgruppe []. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-89626-652-1. OCLC 277197894.
  2. ^ a b Elle, Ludwig (2010). Die Domowina in der DDR: Aufbau und Funktionsweise einer Minderheitenorganisation im staalich-administrativen Sozialismus [The Domowina in the GDR: Structure and Functioning of a Minority Organization in State-administrative Socialism] (in German). Domowina-Verlag [de]. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-7420-2176-2.
  3. ^ a b Wer ist wer?: Das Deutsche who's who [Who is Who?: The German Who's Who] (in German). Vol. 14. Berlin: Arani-Verlag [de]. 1965. p. 141.
  4. ^ Neues Deutschland, 8 March 1964

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