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Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
1889–1968
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- writer
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (Polish pronunciation: [ËzÉfʲja ËkÉssak ËÊtÍ¡ÊutÍ¡ska] (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 â 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (Polish pronunciation: [ËzÉfʲja ËkÉssak ËÊtÍ¡ÊutÍ¡ska] (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 â 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Å»egota, set up to assist Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust. In 1943, she was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, but survived the war.
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