Dietrich Bonhoeffer Twin Sister

Dietrich had a twin sister plus three other sisters and three brothers.

Dietrich bonhoeffer twin sister. The eight children were home schooled by paula. Sabine who was married to gerhard leibholtz a jew fled to england with her family in 1940. Dietrich bonhoeffer 1906 1945 became a lutheran minister. Sabine leibholz 1906 1999 twin sister of dietrich married legal scholar gerhard leibholz 1901 1982 judge at the federal constitutional court.

Later a student in tubingen berlin and at union theological seminary in new york as well as a participant in the european ecumenical movement bonhoeffer became known as one of the few figures of the 1930s with a comprehensive grasp of both german and english language theology. The oldest son became a physicist and worked with albert einstein in splitting the atom. Toward the end of the war bonhoeffer s brother klaus and two of his brothers in law were also executed by the nazis. Not only dietrich himself but also klaus bonhoeffer and two brothers in law.

Dietrich bonhoeffer has become a symbol of christian resistance and his twin sister describes this extraordinary family which sacrificed four of its men. Early life childhood and early life. Hans von dohnanyi and rudiger. Sabine leibholz bonhoeffer dietrich bonhoeffer s twin sister looks back on her life and her remarkable family.

Dietrich bonhoeffer along with his twin sister sabine was born on february 4 1906 in breslau germany. Karl bonhoeffer taught all the children that they must think through all the facts because it was not enough to be intelligent. He was engaged to be married to maria von wedemeyer 1924 1977 when he was executed by the nazis. Bonhoeffer was born on 4 february 1906 in breslau germany into a large family in addition to his other siblings dietrich had a twin sister sabine bonhoeffer leibholz.