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Eleonore Hodys | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1964 (aged 60–61) |
| Citizenship | Austria |
| Known for | Surviving Auschwitz |
| Political party | Communist |
Eleonore Hodys (1903 – 1964) was a communist political prisoner in Auschwitz who became the mistress of Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, was impregnated twice by him, and eventually escaped. She would give testimony of her experience and her story has been persevered as a controversial tale from the Holocaust.
Biography[edit]
Hodys was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary in 1903.[1]
Hodys was brought from Ravensbrück to Auschwitz on one of the first transports in 1942. As a political prisoner of Aryan descent, she was put to work within the villa of the the SS Commandant, Rudolf Höss. She reported that he quickly took an interest in her, granting additional privileges, until his first attempt at beginning an affair in May of 1942.[2][3] Eventually she was impregnated by him and, in order to avoid the scandal, was sent to be starved in a standing prison cell before being forced to have an abortion in the camp hospital.[4][5]
Due to this affair, Hodys was called in to testify against Höss as he was investigated by SS judge Georg Konrad Morgen in 1944. The case was dismissed, but Hodys and Morgen were called to testify after the War.[6][7]
Hodys died in Vienna in 1964.[8]
Legacy[edit]
Rainer Höss, is the grandson of Rudolf Höss, has become an active voice in Holocaust education and preaching tolerance, openly sharing the story of his grandfather's mistress. This includes sharing the discovery of Hodys's estate, which was found in Vienna. It was a box that had gloves and uniforms with Rudolf Höss's initials on them as well as a 153g gold ring with the same initials that was made of the gold taken from teeth of Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz.[8]
Although several books have mentioned her experience in Auschwitz and the court investigation, there have been books specifically devoted to researching and relating Hodys's story.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Hilberg, Raul (2003-01-01). The Destruction of the European Jews. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09592-0.
- ^ Prenger, Kevin (2021-11-24). A Judge in Auschwitz: Konrad Morgen's Crusade Against SS Corruption & 'Illegal' Murder. Pen and Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-3990-1877-7.
- ^ Pauer-Studer, H.; Velleman, J. (2015-05-07). Konrad Morgen: The Conscience of a Nazi Judge. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-49695-9.
- ^ Moscovici, Claudia (2019-05-16). Holocaust Memories: A Survey of Holocaust Memoirs, Histories, Novels, and Films. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7618-7093-7.
- ^ Romanov, Sergey (2009-11-08). "Holocaust Controversies: War-time German document mentioning Auschwitz gassings: testimony of Eleonore Hodys". Holocaust Controversies. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Langbein, Hermann (2004). People in Auschwitz. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-2816-8.
- ^ Pauer-Studer, Herlinde; Velleman, J. David (2015), "Rudolf Höss and Eleonore Hodys", Konrad Morgen, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 112–114, doi:10.1057/9781137496959_17, ISBN 9781349505043
- ^ a b Bashan, Tal (2016-01-15). "Grandson of infamous Nazi spends lifetime making amends for namesake's atrocities". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Williamson, Terrance (2019-08-27). The Mistress of Auschwitz. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1-6890-3659-7.
Category:1903 births Category:1964 deaths Category:People from Vienna Category:Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors Category:Auschwitz concentration camp survivors Category:Mistresses