PHILIP KUHN ON KOLMAR
AN ESSAY BY PHILIP KUHN
Gertrud Chodziesner was born in Berlin on 10 December 1894 being the eldest child of Ludwig and Elise. She had two younger sisters; Margot (b.1897) and Hilde (b.1905) and a younger brother Georg (b.1900). Details of Gertrud's childhood are relatively sparse. On leaving school she trained as a teacher and then started working with orphaned and disadvantaged children. At about this time she also had an ill-fated love affair with Karl Jodel, a non-Jewish army officer. This resulted in an abortion and her subsequent suicide attempt...read more
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Philip Kuhn
“His Countenance is Sorrow”
Some thoughts on the life and work of Gertrud Kolmar
Philip Kuhn’s essay, written in response to an invitation from Julian Marshall, is now published to coincide with the premiere of “Out of the Darkness”.
Appended to the essay are collaborative translations of “Dedication”, “Garden in Summer” & “Out of the Darkness”, three poems from Welten, which was Kolmar’s last known collection of poetry.
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