▁not ▁feeling ▁she ▁did ▁anything ▁extraordinary , ▁but ▁eventually ▁she ▁did . ▁ ▁O pp osing ▁Commun ism ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁husband , ▁Leo ▁B auer ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 7 2 ), ▁a ▁Jewish ▁commun ist ▁veter an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁their ▁son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁East ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁Leo ▁B auer ▁was ▁arrested ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Git ta ▁and ▁his ▁sister - in - law ▁H ilde ▁Dub ro ▁( who ▁happened ▁to ▁visit ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁by ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime , ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁American ▁sp y , ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁Gul ag ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Si ber ia . ▁Git ta ▁B auer ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁by ▁the ▁St asi ▁for ▁circa ▁ 3 ▁years , ▁first ▁at ▁B aut zen ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁Wald heim ▁women ' s ▁prison . ▁Following ▁her ▁release , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁ar dent ▁anti - comm un ist , ▁esc aping ▁to ▁West ▁Germany , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁the ▁Springer ▁Foreign ▁News ▁Service . ▁She ▁was ▁joined ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁social ▁dem ocrat ▁and ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁magazine ▁Stern . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Git ta ▁B auer ▁– ▁her ▁activity ▁to ▁save ▁Jews ' ▁lives ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁at ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁website ▁