Elfriede Rinkel
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Friday, March 6, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)
category: 
Injustice
clue: This guard married a Jew, attended synagogue and contributed to Jewish charities.
explanation: Elfriede Rinkel was a Nazi SS guard at Ravensbruck concentration camp. She lived in San Francisco for 60 years until deported. During her time of service, 10,000 women died in the gas chamber, or through medical experiments, malnutrition and disease. Because of Germany's statute of limitations, she will likely never pay for her crimes. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Samir Mehta, Erik Bates, and Scott Hardie
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