KOVES, Gabriella Rose. Business Executive and Author. Born Vienna 4th November, 1912, daughter of Karl Lucke and Czuckermandl Rose. Educated in High Schools in Vienna and Budapest. Came to South Africa 1951. Proprietor of G.K. Hosiery, Cape Town. During World War II served in the N.K.V.D. (Security) Section of the Russian Army against the Nazis in Hungary. After the war, helped in tracing war criminals in Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. Has told the story of her war experiences in her book "Red Snow," published under the pen-name Gabriella Rose. Contributes to various publications. Add.: 137, High Level Road, Sea Point, P.O. Box 1886, Cape Town.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the South African Jewish Yearbook 1929 edited by Morris De Saxe and South African Jewry, 1967-68 edited by Leon Feldberg. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking.
Friday, 25 August 2023
Koves, Gabriella Rose
KOVES, Gabriella Rose. Business Executive and Author. Born Vienna 4th November, 1912, daughter of Karl Lucke and Czuckermandl Rose. Educated in High Schools in Vienna and Budapest. Came to South Africa 1951. Proprietor of G.K. Hosiery, Cape Town. During World War II served in the N.K.V.D. (Security) Section of the Russian Army against the Nazis in Hungary. After the war, helped in tracing war criminals in Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. Has told the story of her war experiences in her book "Red Snow," published under the pen-name Gabriella Rose. Contributes to various publications. Add.: 137, High Level Road, Sea Point, P.O. Box 1886, Cape Town.
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