Carola Stern | |
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 Carola Stern photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2004 | |
| Born | Erika Assmus 14 November 1928 Ahlbeck, Island of Usedom, Pomerania, Germany |
| Died | 19 January 2006 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Spy writer journalist broadcaster |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Heinz Zöger (1915–2000) |
Carola Stern ( 14 November 1925 – 19 January 2006[1]) was the name under which Erika Assmus reinvented herself as a serious journalist and (subsequently) author and politically committed television presenter, after she was obliged to relocate at short notice from East Germany to West Germany in 1951.[2]
She was a co-founder of the German section of the Human Rights organisation, Amnesty International.[2][3]
She was held in high regard by her fellow writers, and was the vice-president of the energetic German Section of PEN International between 1987 and 1995, after which she became a PEN "Honorary President".[2]
- ^ "Carola Stern née Erika Assmus grave stone". (Usedom) Benzer Friedhof/Cemetery: Klaus Nerger, Wiesbaden. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Carola Stern in Berlin mit 80 Jahren gestorben". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Ostreicher, Paul (16 February 2006). "Carola Stern: German liberal who revealed a double life". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers, London. Retrieved 15 October 2014.