After learning of German-Jewish poet Gertrud Kolmar’s life and work, a campaign was spearheaded to have the park rededicated in honor of the poet who died during the Holocaust.
When Dan Pogorzelski introduced the poetry of German-Jewish poet Gertrud Kolmar to his Old Irving Park neighbor, Merry Marwig, he had no idea that two years later their Northwest Side neighborhood park would be rededicated in her honor.View all sponsors
After learning of Gertrud Kolmar’s life and work, Marwig spearheaded a campaign to have the park rededicated in honor of the poet who died during the Holocaust. “Nature and animals were two of her passions and important inspirations for her work. How fitting that a park would be named after her,” he said.
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