The Jewish Woman Who Hunted Jews For The Gestapo

Stella Goldschlag was a Jewish woman in wartime Berlin who became one of the Gestapo’s most feared informants. Known as the “Blonde Poison,” she helped hunt Jews hiding from the Third Reich after German officers threatened her parents’ lives. Her story raises haunting questions about survival, betrayal, coercion, and moral responsibility during the Holocaust, revealing one of the most disturbing gray areas of World War II. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Stella’s early life 2:38 Jews hiding in Berlin 3:28 Captured by the Gestapo 5:24 Saving her parents 7:02 Becoming a Greifer 8:44 How Stella hunted Jews 11:18 The promise collapses 13:02 Doubts, sabotage and survival 14:08 Postwar capture and trials 16:16 Monster or victim? Sources Goldschlag, Stella. The True Story of the Woman Who Betrayed Fellow Jews During WWII. YouTube, uploaded by YouTube, 9 Aug. 2020 Kasindorf, Jeanie. “Woman Labeled ‘Blonde Poison’ Is Freed from Prison.” Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1992 Marcuse, Harold. Jewish Life in Nazi Berlin: Stella Goldschlag. University of California, Santa Barbara “Stella Goldschlag.” TracesOfWar.com “The True Story of the Woman Who Betrayed Fellow Jews During WWII.” Grunge, 14 Apr. 2021 Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1 Recommended video – Did Jews Fight Back Against the Nazis? https://youtu.be/AxcxLnszte4?si=qTf_FRnhqm3zTWaS We have merch! – http://shop.Unpacked.media/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source… Let’s connect: Website — https://www.Unpacked.media Instagram — /unpackedmedia Twitter — /unpackedmedia TikTok — /unpackedmedia Facebook — /unpackedmedia ------ Image and footage credits: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC Leo Baeck Institute, New York Arolsen Archives — International Center on Nazi Persecution Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv Landesarchiv Berlin Jüdisches Museum Berlin / Jewish Museum Berlin Yellow star of the Lehmann family, Berlin, 1941–1945 — Jewish Museum Berlin, acc. 2000/265/5, gift of Roselotte Winterfeldt, née Lehmann; photo by Roman März Yad Vashem — The World Holocaust Remembrance Center National Archives and Records Administration Prelinger Archives / Internet Archive Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927), directed by Walter Ruttmann Gedenkstätte Stille Helden / German Resistance Memorial Center Warsaw Ghetto footage, 1942 — Bundesarchiv ------ With Assistance from Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance Executive Producers: Michael Steinhardt Co-Executive Producers: Marc Shmuel Levine Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum Gold Level: The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life ----------- Translation credits: Portuguese: Saymon Pires About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #germany #wwii #jewishhistory