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((Short description|German actor, screenwriter and comedian (1892–1944)))
((For|the American dramatist and novelist|Max Simon Ehrlich))
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((Infobox person
| name               = Max Ehrlich
| image              = Max Ehrlich on Stage with Bouquet.jpg
| image_size         = 150px
| image_caption      = Max Ehrlich on stage in a prisoners' cabaret show in the Nazi concentration camp Westerbork in 1943
| birth_date         = 7 December 1892
| birth_place        = [[Berlin]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date         = ((Death date and age|1944|10|01|1892|12|07|df=y))
| death_place        = [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz-Birkenau]], [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German-occupied Poland]]
| death_cause        = Murdered by [[Carbon monoxide poisoning]]
| nationality        = [[German people|German]]
| occupation         = Actor, screenwriter, director
| years_active       = 1926–1944
))
'''Max Michaelis Ehrlich''' (7 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was a [[History of the Jews in Germany|German Jewish]] [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], and [[Theatre director|director]] on the [[Cabaret#German-speaking cabaret|German theater, comedy and cabaret]] scene of the 1930s.

Ehrlich began his career in the 1920s at various theatres, including leading roles in [[Max Reinhardt]] productions and [[revue]]s. He appeared in 42 films, ten of which he directed, and on eight records. He wrote several books, including ''From Adelbert to Zilzer'', his best-selling humorous collection of stories and anecdotes about sixty-two of his best known [[show business]] friends and colleagues.

==Career in Nazi Germany==

In 1933, the [[Nazi Party|National Socialists]] seized power and stopped Ehrlich and his other [[Jews|Jewish]] colleagues from working in Germany. As a result, he left for [[Vienna]] to appear with the Rudolf Nelson Revue. However, there too, Austrian [[Antisemitism|anti-Semite]]s interrupted the show with cries of "Jews, get out of Vienna." Consequently, the troupe left for The Netherlands, stopping en route for stage appearances in Switzerland.

In 1935, homesick for his native land, Ehrlich returned to [[Nazi Germany]]. Jewish entertainers once again were permitted to perform there but only within the framework of the [[Jüdischer Kulturbund]] (Jewish Cultural Union) and exclusively in front of Jewish audiences. Ehrlich was named director of the Kulturbund's light theatre departments. However, following the 1938 [[pogrom]] "[[Kristallnacht]]," he decided to leave Germany definitively. Both of his farewell performances immediately sold out, so that a third presentation on 2 April 1939 was added. Here, in front of a full house of fans, calling out their affection and encouragement, Ehrlich made his final appearance in Germany.

==Westerbork==

Subsequently, he returned to the Netherlands once again and joined [[:de:Willy Rosen|Willy Rosen]]'s "Theater der Prominenten" (Theatre of Celebrities), until in 1943 &ndash;like so many of his colleagues&ndash; Ehrlich was imprisoned in the [[Westerbork concentration camp]]. While at Westerbork, he created and became director of the "Camp Westerbork Theatre Group," a cabaret troupe that during its eighteen-month existence staged six major theatre productions, all within the concentration camp's confines. A majority of the actors were famous Jewish show business personalities; prominent artists from Berlin and Vienna, such as [[Willy Rosen]], Erich Ziegler, [[Camilla Spira]], and [[Kurt Gerron]]; or well known Dutch performers, like Esther Philipse, [[:nl:Jetty Cantor|Jetty Cantor]], and [[:nl:Johnny & Jones|Johnny & Jones]]. At its high point, the group counted fifty-one members, including a full team of musicians, dancers, choreographers, artists, tailors, and make-up, lighting, and other technicians, as well as stage hands.

Most of the shows combined elements of revue and cabaret &ndash;songs and sketches&ndash; but, on one occasion, the program included a revue-operetta, ''Ludmilla, or Corpses Everywhere''—a production whose theme sadly was a premonition of the actors' and other prisoners' fate. While some scenes were implicitly critical, of course, the Theatre Group at no time produced openly political cabaret or directly attacked the [[Nazism|Nazi]] regime. To do so would have violated the most fundamental condition for the troupe's and its members' survival, as life in Westerbork was dominated by the persistent threat of [[deportation]] on the next transport to an unknown but deeply feared fate in the East. So, standing helplessly and unaided before the [[Fascism|fascists]]' executioners and their lackeys, the Theatre Group, of necessity, limited itself to entertaining its audiences and to momentarily distracting them from the surrounding horrors. But in so doing, it also gave their captive audiences renewed hope and the courage to face an otherwise unbearable existence.

Doubtlessly, this artistic activity provided the means for everyone concerned, audiences and actors alike, to retain a small measure of humanity, free their minds &ndash;if only momentarily&ndash; from the tragedy of daily life and nourish the illusion of survival.

==Death==
((more citations needed section|date=April 2018))
During the summer of 1944, increasing numbers of transports carried Westerbork's prisoners to the [[extermination camp]]s in the East. Of 104,000 camp inmates, fewer than 5,000 survived. In the last transport to leave Westerbork, on 3 September 1944, Ehrlich was number 151 on the list of victims. Eyewitnesses recount that, after reaching [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]], he was recognized by a [[Hauptsturmführer]]. As a result, Ehrlich was subjected to additional torture: brought before a group of [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] officers holding their loaded guns aimed at him, he was ordered to tell [[joke]]s.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-israel-cabaret-20180413-htmlstory.html|title=Long forgotten, a star of prewar Germany is rediscovered more than 70 years after his death at Auschwitz|last=Tarnopolsky|first=Noga|date=13 April 2018|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-04-24))</ref> On 1 October 1944, Ehrlich was murdered in the Auschwitz [[gas chamber]]s.

On 12 April 1945, British troops liberated Westerbork. By then, only 876 prisoners were left: 464 men, 309 women, and 229 children; only two were Theatre Group members.

==Filmography==

===Actor===
* ''[[We'll Meet Again in the Heimat]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Herkules Maier]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Blue Mouse]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Honeymoon (1928 German film)|Honeymoon]]'' (1928)
* ''Die tolle Komteß'' (1928)
* ''[[German Wine (film)|German Wine]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Her Dark Secret]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Black Domino (film)|The Black Domino]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Vienna, City of Song]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Hocuspocus (1930 film)|Hocuspocus]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Fairground People]]'' (1930)
* ''Der Korvettenkapitän/Blaue Jungs von der Marine'' (1930)
* ''[[Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?|Leutnant warst Du einst bei deinen Husaren]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Susanne Cleans Up]]'' (1930)
* ''Kabarett-Programm Nr. 2'' (short film, 1931)
* ''Kabarett-Programm Nr. 6'' (short film, 1931)
* ''[[Madame Pompadour (1931 film)|Madame Pompadour]]'' (1931)
* ''Der Tanzhusar'' (1931)
* ''In Wien hab' ich einmal ein Mädel geliebt'' (1931)
* ''Um eine Nasenlänge'' (1931)
* ''Der Storch streikt. Siegfried der Matrose'' (1931)
* ''[[The Soaring Maiden]]'' (1931)
* ''Der Schlemihl'' (1931)
* ''[[Der Hochtourist (1931 film)|Der Hochtourist]]'' (1931)
* ''Goldblondes Mädchen, ich schenk Dir mein Herz – Ich bin ja so verliebt...'' (1931/32)
* ''[[The Magic Top Hat]]'' (1932)
* ''Wer zahlt heute noch?'' (short film, 1932)
* ''[[When Love Sets the Fashion]]'' (1932)
* ''Herr Direktor engagiert'' (short film, 1932/33)

===Director===
* ''Revierkrank'' (short film, 1932)
* ''Die erste Instruktionsstunde'' (short film, 1932)
* ''Kaczmarek als Rosenkavalier'' (short film, 1932/33)
* ''Hugos Nachtarbeit'' (1933)

===Film writer===
* ''[[It Attracted Three Fellows]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Honeymoon (1928 German film)|Honeymoon]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Miss Chauffeur]]'' (1928)
* ''[[In Werder the Trees are in Bloom]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Weekend Bride]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Crazy Countess]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The House Without Men]]'' (1928)
* ''[[A Small Down Payment on Bliss]]'' (1928/29)
* ''[[Mascots (1929 film)|Mascots]]'' (1928/29)
* ''[[The Copper (1930 film)|The Copper]]'' (1930)
* ''Hugo's Nachtarbeit'' (short film, 1933)

==References==
((Reflist))
((More footnotes needed|date=September 2008))
((Page numbers needed|date=September 2008))
* Original Max Ehrlich Family Documents (notably: Max Ehrlich's birth certificate, Ehrlich family wartime and post-World War II correspondence with the International Red Cross, personal letters from Max Ehrlich, etc.) from the Max Ehrlich Association Archive, Geneva Switzerland
* ''Zwischenwelt: Zeitschrift für Kultur des Exils und des Widerstands'': "Kabarett im Exil"; ISSN 1606-4321; 20th year, Nr. 1, May 2003
* ''Getekend in Westerbork:Leven en werk van Leo Kok 1923–1945'' (''Westerbork drawings: Life and work of Leo Kok''); ((ISBN|90-5018-107-4))
* ''Metzler Kabarett Lexikon'', by [[:de:Klaus Budzinski|Klaus Budzinski]] / [[:de:Reinhard Hippen|Reinhard Hippen]]; J.B. Metzler 1996; ((ISBN|3-476-01448-7))
* ''Verehrt Verfolgt Vergessen, Schauspieler als Naziopfer'' by Ulrich Liebe; Beltz/Quadriga 1992; ((ISBN|3-88679-292-7))
* ''Geschlossene Vorstellung, Der Jüdische Kulturbund in Deutschland 1933–1941''; Akademie der Künste 1992; ((ISBN|3-89468-024-5))
* ''Berlin Cabaret'', by [[Peter Jelavich]]; [[Harvard University Press]] 1993; ((ISBN|0-674-06762-2))
* ''Jüdisches Theater in Nazideutschland'' by Herbert Freeden; J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Tübingen 1964
* ''Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust'' by Rebecca Rovit and Alvin Goldfarb; Johns Hopkins University Press 1999; ((ISBN|0-8018-6167-5))

==Bibliography==
* ''Heulen und Zähneklappern, Das Buch der Faulen Witze'' by Max Ehrlich and Paul Morgan; Eden-Verlag Berlin 1927
* ''Von Adelbert bis Zilzer'' by Max Ehrlich; Eden-Verlag Berlin 1928, ((OL|2112986M))
* Special Max Reinhardt Jubilee edition: ''Blätter des deutschen Theaters'' by Willi Schaeffers, Max Ehrlich and Paul Morgan

==External links==
* [http://www.max-ehrlich.org Max Ehrlich Association Website]
* ((IMDb name|0251374))
* [http://www.cyranos.ch/smehrl-d.htm Max Ehrlich Biography (German)]
* [http://westerborkserenade.com/ The Westerbork Serenade]
* ((YouTube|id=grYBfx7copQ|title=Max Ehrlich in ''Die vom Rummelplatz'' (1930)))
* ((YouTube|id=vXuH6XElXsg|title=Max Ehrlich (Filmvorspann) in ''Wien die Stadt der Lieder'' (1930)))
* ((YouTube|id=BrBGQlDb1yY|title=Max Ehrlich in ''Wien die Stadt der Lieder'' (1930)))
* ((YouTube|id=RMKrA7N4yuk|title=Max Ehrlich in ''In Wien hab ich einmal ein Mädel geliebt'' (1931)))

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