Stern & Loebl Families Database
A fully searchable database containing the Jewish ancestors of the Stern and Lobl/Loebl families - and their many descendant lines as researched by Gerald Stern.
Ruth LILIENSTEIN
1909 - 2001 (91 years)-
Name Ruth LILIENSTEIN Birth 21 Apr 1909 Polch, Germany 
Gender Female Death 2001 Zurich, Switzerland Person ID I5032 My Genealogy Last Modified 5 Jun 2025
Father Isidor (Theo) LILIENSTEIN, b. 13 Sep 1882, Graevenwiesbach, Germany d. 21 Jun 1940, Manhattan, New York, USA (Age 57 years) Relationship natural Mother Johanna (Hilda) STERN, b. 24 May 1880, Meudt, Germany d. 17 Aug 1956, Germany (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Family ID F1975 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Heinz LIEPMANN, b. 27 Aug 1905, Osnabruck, Germany d. 9 Jun 1966, Ticino, Switzerland (Age 60 years) Family ID F1973 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2025
Family 2 Oskar STOCK Family ID F5464 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2025
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Notes - Born into a middle-class doctor's family, Ruth Lilienstein was raised in Hamburg, studied law, and found herself drawn toward the ideals of the Communist Party. When Hitler came to power she had to flee because of her political activism, not because she was Jewish. She settled in Holland, where she worked for the Swiss consul, continuing vital work helping many refugees getting out of Europe, fix their passports, and hide their families. After the war, she returned to Hamburg and with her husband started one of the most respected literary agencies in the world. Her book is a story of a life of commitment, idealism, and courage, "Maybe Luck Isn't Just Chance" (ISBN 978-0-8101-1295-7) by Ruth Liepman is a compelling and engrossing tale.