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Rachel Salamander

レイチェル・サラマンダー

Reicheru Saramandā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1949-01-30 （Deggendorf）
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Deggendorf DP camp → Föhrenwald DP camp → Munich → Berlin

Career

Occupations
literary scholar, bookseller, journalist, publisher supervisory board member
Active Years
1980-2025
Affiliations
Literaturhandlung, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Suhrkamp Verlag (supervisory board)
Memberships
Synagoge Reichenbachstraße e.V., Chair of the Marcel-Reich-Ranicki Prize jury

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Medical faculty (briefly) / Philosophy, German studies, Romance studies, Medieval studies
Degree: 博士（文学）
Period: 1960年代後半-1980
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: Germany
Briefly studied medicine, then switched to philosophy, Germanistik, Romanistik; PhD in Mediävistik

Awards

Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis
1986
Result: 受賞
Kultureller Ehrenpreis der Landeshauptstadt München
1999
Organization: City of Munich
Result: 受賞
Bayerischer Verdienstorden
2004
Organization: State of Bavaria
Result: 受賞
Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse
2009
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Schillerpreis der Stadt Marbach am Neckar
2013
Organization: City of Marbach am Neckar
Result: 受賞
Medaille für besondere Verdienste um Bayern in einem Vereinten Europa
2016
Organization: State of Bavaria
Result: 受賞
Ehrenbürgerrecht of Munich
2019
Organization: City of Munich
Result: 受賞
Heinrich-Heine-Preis der Stadt Düsseldorf
2020
Organization: City of Düsseldorf
Result: 受賞
Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum
2022
Organization: State of Bavaria
Result: 受賞
Moses Mendelssohn Medaille
2024
Organization: Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Jüdische Welt von gestern 1860–1938

1990 Non-fiction

Book on the Jewish world from 1860 to 1938

Ein Leben auf neu. Das Robinson-Album. DP-Lager: Juden auf deutschem Boden 1945–1948

2000 Non-fiction

Co-authored book on Jews in DP camps in Germany 1945-1948

„Hier sehen wir das fürchterlichste Verbrechen …“. Vom deutschen Widerstand und der Judenverfolgung.

2000 Lecture

Memorial lecture on White Rose and Jewish persecution

Erinnerungen. Nach Gesprächen mit Rachel Salamander.

2005 Memoir

Memoirs based on conversations with Hans Jonas

Kurt Landauer. Der Präsident des FC Bayern. Lebensbericht und Briefwechsel mit Maria Baumann

2021 Biography

Life and correspondence of FC Bayern president Kurt Landauer

Legacy

Born to Holocaust survivors, she has significantly contributed to the revival of Jewish literature and culture in Germany as a literary scholar, bookseller, and journalist. Operates a specialized Jewish literature bookstore and has received numerous awards.

Archives

  • Monacensia Literary Archive, Munich

Trivia

  • Born in a DP camp to Holocaust survivors.
  • Married to journalist Stephan Sattler since 1990.
  • Serves as chair of the Marcel-Reich-Ranicki Prize jury.