Elisabeth Kitzinger, born on April 2, 1881 as Elisabeth Rahel Merzbacher, daughter of Eugen Merzbacher,well-known numismatist far übeyond the borders of Bavaria and Rosa Merzbacher, née Jaffè.Elisabeth had two more siblings, Siegfried, born in 1883 and Luise, born in 1886. Early on, after graduating from the noble High School and working in the parental household - supporting her mother in all matters - the young woman noticed a desire to become socially involved in the concerns and needs of children and young people from impoverished families.