Hedwig Pachter was the daughter of a Protestant missionary in German East Africa
Her love for a fervent Jewish socialist was anything but convenient
Renee Paechter Cafiero was a gay rights pioneer
Still active at age 80, she carries on her family's progressive political tradition
Generational spread in the Paechter family
Carrie Paechter is of my mother's generation but she is five years younger than I am
Taking stock of our Paechter census
After recent discoveries, this is a good time to review what is known and to chart further explorations
Hirsch recounts her 2017 visit with the Micklems in Edinburgh
The biographer bonded with Landau's family members in the UK. Did she cross a line?
Hirsch's “I Was There” article, complete with footnotes
Anneliese Landau's life in music from Berlin to Los Angeles
Recent biography of Anneliese Landau fills in a lot of blanks
In 2012, music historian Lilly E. Hirsch published her book "A Jewish Orchestra in Nazi Germany" in which the young Anneliese Landau played a central role. In writing the book, Hirsch did not have access to Landau directly; she had died in Los Angeles in 1991. But Hirsch was in touch with, and became close to, Landau's surviving family members in England and Scotland.
Paechter diaspora
Paechter descendants ended up on every continent after World War II.
Professor Carrie Paechter's approach to gender and identity
In her inaugural lecture, she asked ‘Can we move towards a post-gender world? If so, do we want to?’