west ▁of ▁Wed ding . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁bel t ▁mak er ▁by ▁trade , ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁Union ▁movement . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁the ▁Naz is ▁took ▁power ▁and ▁lost ▁little ▁time ▁in ▁transform ing ▁Germany ▁into ▁a ▁one - party ▁dict ator ship . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁polar ising ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁regime ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁home ▁after ▁her ▁father ▁exp elled ▁Naz is ▁from ▁the ▁youth ▁w elf are ▁office ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁working . ▁▁ ▁War ▁res umed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁Il se ▁Reich el ' s ▁school ing ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁▁ ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁draft sw oman ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁A EG ▁industrial ▁plant ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁factory ▁work , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁extent ▁to ▁which ▁individual ▁human ▁needs ▁- ▁including ▁those ▁touch ing ▁on ▁family ▁life ▁- ▁could ▁lose ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁production ▁schedule : ▁ ▁that ▁was ▁something ▁she ▁would ▁seek ▁to ▁address ▁when ▁later ▁in ▁her ▁life ▁she ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁political ▁office . ▁ ▁Later ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁cler ical ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁administration ▁(" Mag istr at ▁von ▁Berlin "). ▁▁ ▁Her ▁political ▁role ▁model ▁and ▁then ▁ment or ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1