Berlin Woman: Your Choice Blog Post



For my woman of choice I am doing Louise Gregor.  This woman was an amazing musician who performed for the Czar of Russia at a very young age.  According to the professors she had three children and although she divorced her husband she supported herself through performing music.  She was a composer as well as a piano player.  However as she got older she could not take care of herself properly.  She decided to stay at an old folks home so that she could get proper care.  It was here that the Nazi's decided to kill her because she was no longer a "functioning member of society."  Just like other people her age the Nazi's decided to kill her because they did not think they were fit to contribute to society.  

Her contribution is so important to society because her story shows the horrific abuse that the Nazi's gave to people.  She also contributed so much to the music world.  When her work was found in 2002 by two brothers from BYU the world was better able to appreciate her music.  She became known as one of the best composures and is well known especially in the music world.  She has changed society because she was a woman who took care of herself and her three sons by making music.  This shows her talent and how amazing she was.  She also contributes to stories that can be told when we are learning about the Holocaust.  We can understand how awful the Holocaust is because of stories of people like her.  

I believe that she has been commemorated well.  We stood at a place that was a memorial for all of the people who were Euthanized by the Nazis.  These people include people with mental health issues, old people and LGBTQ+ people.  This memorial was very powerful and we were able to learn of the magnitude and how confused the family members were during this time.  With the brothers finding her music she has been able to be commemorated more.  Her music is now more widespread to the rest of the world and people are better able to appreciate her music.  

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