Else Beitz
Else Beitz | |
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| Born | Else Hochheim 1920 |
| Died | September 14, 2014 (aged 93–94) Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Known for | Saving about 800 Jewish people with her husband during World War II |
Else Beitz (née Hochheim; 1920 – September 14, 2014), the wife of industrialist Berthold Beitz, helped conceal and feed Jewish people during World War II, which earned her several awards, including the Righteous Among the Nations. She was a German scholar who studied and published a book about industrial education.