Paul Niedermann
Paul Niedermann (1 November 1927 – 7 December 2018) was a German-Jewish journalist and photographer.
Paul Niedermann

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- Name
- Paul Niedermann
- Born
- 1 November 1927
- Birthplace
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Died
- 7 December 2018
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Journalist Photographer
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Honours
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Languages
- German.
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Paul Niedermann (1 November 1927 – 7 December 2018) was a German-Jewish journalist and photographer.
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Paul Niedermann (born 1927) is a journalist and photographer, of German nationality. The journalist was born in Karlsruhe and died in Bry-sur-Marne. Languages used include German.
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• Name — Paul Niedermann • Born — 1 November 1927 • Birthplace — Karlsruhe, Germany • Died — 7 December 2018 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Journalist Photographer
Biography
Biography
In 1940, Niedermann escaped his homeland of Germany to the French province of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Niedermann was one of the Jewish children in the orphanage at Izieu, France. He managed to escape Nazi capture by escaping to Switzerland in 1944. A book title Children of Izieu would be written about the orphanage that sheltered the Jewish children from Nazi rule. Niedermann would later testify in the trial against Klaus Barbie. After World War II ended, Niedermann settled down in Paris and became a writer and photographer. His testimony against Klaus Barbie, Niedermann went back to his home city of Karlsruhe and told of the struggles he went through to avoid Nazi capture. After the trial, he was invited to speak at numerous lectures. Paul Niedermann died on 7 December 2018 at the age of 91.
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- 1.Adieu à Paul Niedermann, enfant d'Izieu. Le Progrès.fr. 14 December 2018.
- 2.Montpellier: Paul Niedermann, inlassable témoin de la barbarie. 20 Minutes.fr. 21 October 2015.
- 3.Mémoire de la Déportation dans l'Ain (1939-1945). Mémoire de la Déportation dans l'Ain. 2011.
- 4.Miron Zlatin. 900 Français. 1999.
- 5.Paul Niedermann. Beau bruit. 18 March 2011.
- 6.Ain : Paul Niedermann, ancien enfant de la Maison d'Izieu, est décédé. 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. 13 December 2018.
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