Charlotte Salomon

Charlotte Salomon killed her grandfather with an omelet.

No, she did not throw the omelet at him... Ugh! As much as we love being playful and snarky, this profile is not the place for it.

Salomon is known for producing "the largest known artwork made by a Jewish person who died in the Holocaust", which, alas, is not something one can hang their hat on. Her opus is "Life? or Theater?", 769 works of art that she painted during her hiding from the Nazis in France. In Charlotte's expressionist paintings, she used transparent overlays, putting her years ahead of similar pop art techniques that were yet to be utilized.

Alright, let's talk about the omelet.

Apparently, Charlotte's grandfather was a piece of work. Everyone around him (his wife, two daughters, mother... the list goes on!) committed suicide. In her writing, Charlotte implied sexual abuse... (This just keeps getting worse? Just you wait.)

So Charlotte laced the omelet with barbital, killing the abuser. The truth only came out in 2015, when her confession, sealed secret for decades, was finally revealed.

Charlotte did not outlive her grandfather for long. In 1943, five months pregnant, she was sent to Auschwitz and immediately put to death.

No, this is not a happy profile.

Verdict: **Jew**.

_December 12, 2025_