Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka in 1933
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka in 1933
BornZofia Kossak
(1889-08-10)10 August 1889
Kośmin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died9 April 1968(1968-04-09) (aged 78)
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
OccupationWriter & Resistance fighter
NationalityPolish

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzɔfʲja ˈkɔssak ˈʂt͡ʂut͡ska] (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889[a] – 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 Żegota, 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.

  1. ^ "Zofia Kossak" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.


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