Marceline Loridan Ivens(1928-2018)
- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Marceline Loridan-Ivens (née Marceline Rosenberg) was an Holocaust survivor. She was born in France, the daughter of Polish Jewish parents who emigrated to France in 1919. She survived Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Theresienstadt. In WWII she was part of the Résistance. She was captured by the Gestapo and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau (in the same transport than Simone Veil) on April 13, 1944 (she was then 16 years old). She was transferred to Bergen-Belsen and to Theresienstadt. She was liberated on May 10, 1945.
In 1963 she married Dutch documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens. They remained married until his death.
In 1963 she married Dutch documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens. They remained married until his death.
