Aron, Edith Rosine

1923 - 2020  (96 years)

• Name	Aron, Edith Rosine  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	4 Sep 1923	Homburg, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 May 2020	London, Greater London, England, UK   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I30385	Our Family | Descendants of Zacharias Aron
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Aron, Sigmund (Solly) (Sally),   b. 7 Oct 1883, Steinbach am Glan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ,   d. 9 Apr 1958, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine, France  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wolf, Elisabetha (Else),   b. 9 Jun 1894, Essweiler, Bayern, Germany ,   d. 7 Apr 1966, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	7 Oct 1919	Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [2]
  Family ID	F11703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bergin, John Henry,   b. 11 Jun 1930, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire ,   d. 18 Nov 1996, Hackney, Greater London, England  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1968  [2, 5]
  Children	1. Bergin, Joanna
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F11663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  My mother, Edith Aron, who has died aged 96, was a German writer, translator and teacher, with strong ties to South American literature. Born in Homburg, in the Saarland, she was the daughter of Sigmund Aron, a businessman, and his wife, Elisabeth (nee Wolf), a nurse. In 1934, her parents having separated, she was taken by her mother to join family in Buenos Aires, where she spent the rest of her childhood, attending the Pestalozzi school. After the war, a letter arrived from her father, announcing that he had survived in France; Edith went back to Europe to visit him in 1950. She then moved to Paris, where she studied music history at the Paris Conservatoire under Alexis Roland-Manuel and became close to the poet Paul Celan, the novelist Günter Grass, the artist Sergio de Castro, and the writer Julio Cortázar, who told his publisher that Edith was the inspiration for La Maga, the character in his celebrated novel Hopscotch. In Paris, Edith translated novels, short stories and poems by other friends - Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz and Silvina Ocampo - into German, introducing much South American literature to German audiences for the first time. In the late 50s she moved to Berlin, studying German literature at the Freie Universitat, as well as working as a translator for radio stations, particularly RIAS Berlin. In 1965 her mother became ill with cancer and Edith moved back to Argentina to be with her. On a visit to the UK Edith had met an English artist, John Bergin. He followed her first to Paris, where they lived together, and then to Buenos Aires. They got married in 1968 and I was born the same year. Edith felt strongly that it would be good for me to grow up in Europe, and the family moved to St John's Wood, north London. She published a collection of short stories in German, Die Zeit in den Koffern (1989). A Spanish translation of her stories appeared as 55 Rayuelas in 2007. Another collection in German, Die Falschen Haüser (1999), was eventually published in English as The False Houses in 2017. In London Edith separated from John and brought me up by herself. She taught German at the Goethe Institute and to science students at Imperial College, and worked as an A-level examiner and private tutor. Meanwhile, she continued to write short stories. Her friends and I valued Edith for her uniquely fiery, indomitable character, with a wonderfully positive outlook and wit. My mother, Edith Aron, who has died aged 96, was a German writer, translator and teacher, with strong ties to South American literature. Born in Homburg, in the Saarland, she was the daughter of Sigmund Aron, a businessman, and his wife, Elisabeth (nee Wolf), a nurse. In 1934, her parents having separated, she was taken by her mother to join family in Buenos Aires, where she spent the rest of her childhood, attending the Pestalozzi school. After the war, a letter arrived from her father, announcing that he had survived in France; Edith went back to Europe to visit him in 1950. She then moved to Paris, where she studied music history at the Paris Conservatoire under Alexis Roland-Manuel and became close to the poet Paul Celan, the novelist Günter Grass, the artist Sergio de Castro, and the writer Julio Cortázar, who told his publisher that Edith was the inspiration for La Maga, the character in his celebrated novel Hopscotch. In Paris, Edith translated novels, short stories and poems by other friends - Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz and Silvina Ocampo - into German, introducing much South American literature to German audiences for the first time. In the late 50s she moved to Berlin, studying German literature at the Freie Universitat, as well as working as a translator for radio stations, particularly RIAS Berlin. In 1965 her mother became ill with cancer and Edith moved back to Argentina to be with her. On a visit to the UK Edith had met an English artist, John Bergin. He followed her first to Paris, where they lived together, and then to Buenos Aires. They got married in 1968 and I was born the same year. Edith felt strongly that it would be good for me to grow up in Europe, and the family moved to St John's Wood, north London. She published a collection of short stories in German, Die Zeit in den Koffern (1989). A Spanish translation of her stories appeared as 55 Rayuelas in 2007. Another collection in German, Die Falschen Haüser (1999), was eventually published in English as The False Houses in 2017. In London Edith separated from John and brought me up by herself. She taught German at the Goethe Institute and to science students at Imperial College, and worked as an A-level examiner and private tutor. Meanwhile, she continued to write short stories. Her friends and I valued Edith for her uniquely fiery, indomitable character, with a wonderfully positive outlook and wit. My mother, Edith Aron, who has died aged 96, was a German writer, translator and teacher, with strong ties to South American literature. Born in Homburg, in the Saarland, she was the daughter of Sigmund Aron, a businessman, and his wife, Elisabeth (nee Wolf), a nurse. In 1934, her parents having separated, she was taken by her mother to join family in Buenos Aires, where she spent the rest of her childhood, attending the Pestalozzi school. After the war, a letter arrived from her father, announcing that he had survived in France; Edith went back to Europe to visit him in 1950. She then moved to Paris, where she studied music history at the Paris Conservatoire under Alexis Roland-Manuel and became close to the poet Paul Celan, the novelist Günter Grass, the artist Sergio de Castro, and the writer Julio Cortázar, who told his publisher that Edith was the inspiration for La Maga, the character in his celebrated novel Hopscotch. In Paris, Edith translated novels, short stories and poems by other friends - Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz and Silvina Ocampo - into German, introducing much South American literature to German audiences for the first time. In the late 50s she moved to Berlin, studying German literature at the Freie Universitat, as well as working as a translator for radio stations, particularly RIAS Berlin. In 1965 her mother became ill with cancer and Edith moved back to Argentina to be with her. On a visit to the UK Edith had met an English artist, John Bergin. He followed her first to Paris, where they lived together, and then to Buenos Aires. They got married in 1968 and I was born the same year. Edith felt strongly that it would be good for me to grow up in Europe, and the family moved to St John's Wood, north London. She published a collection of short stories in German, Die Zeit in den Koffern (1989). A Spanish translation of her stories appeared as 55 Rayuelas in 2007. Another collection in German, Die Falschen Haüser (1999), was eventually published in English as The False Houses in 2017. In London Edith separated from John and brought me up by herself. She taught German at the Goethe Institute and to science students at Imperial College, and worked as an A-level examiner and private tutor. Meanwhile, she continued to write short stories. Her friends and I valued Edith for her uniquely fiery, indomitable character, with a wonderfully positive outlook and wit.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6027] Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). [S6026] Haas & Menkel Family Tree by Leslie Haas Koelsch, Copied 11/24/2023. [S6023] Steinbach an Glan Familienbuch, Hubert Diwo. [S6067] Dec-2023 Aron Import. [S15] Obituary, for Edith (Reliability: 3).