Magda Goebbels is a controversial figure in world history. She was the wife of Joseph Goebbels, a German politician and devoted follower of Adolf Hitler, actively supported the ideas of fascism and was an associate of the bloody dictator.
Biography
Magda (full name - Johanna Maria Magdalena) Berend was born in 1901. She was an illegitimate child who appeared as a result of an office romance. Her mother Augusta Berend had a relationship with her own employer - a wealthy engineer Oscar Ritschel.
Remarkably, a little later, the lovers got married, but the marriage still broke up when Magda was three years old. Despite the divorce, the father loved his daughter and in every way cared for her. Mother did not stay alone for long and soon married the manufacturer Friedlander.
What is noteworthy, the new stepfather of Magda was a Jew, which in the light of future events spoiled her biography a little.
The girl spent eight years in the ursulinok monastery, where she received excellent Catholic education and good manners. Since childhood, Magda was an intelligent, developed and modest child, and besides, nature did not deprive her of beauty.
The second marriage of the mother also broke up, but Magda retained not only a warm relationship, but also the name of her stepfather.
Personal life
Young Magda was a dazzling beauty with a sharp mind and aristocratic manners. It was not difficult for her to conquer the heart of one of the richest people in Germany.
Her first husband was Gunther Quandt, a widower and millionaire, an amateur of the East. For the sake of a profitable party, Magda became a Protestant and changed her name to Ritschel. The wedding took place in 1921, the young bride was only 20 years old, and the happy bridegroom 39.
The couple had a son, Harald. But the marriage did not work out, feelings flared up, also quickly and cooled down, and Magda began to seek solace on the side.
It was rumored that during a trip to America, Magda had an affair with the president’s nephew. In 1928, the young wife of a millionaire became the mistress of Vitaly Arlozorov.
The young man was from a Jewish family who emigrated in 1905 from Russia to Germany. Moreover, the object of Magda’s passion was not a simple man, but one of the most active Zionists and a close friend of the future president of Israel, Haim Weizmann. During their novel, Magda completely shared the political and religious views of her lover, and if the relationship had a serious continuation, perhaps Zionism would have acquired a bright and strong figure in its ranks.
The millionaire was tired of enduring humiliation, and he made his wife a public scandal. After the divorce, Magda received a fairly substantial amount of money, her son also stayed with her.
