Zofia Posmysz
Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (née Posmysz; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author. She was a resistance fighter in World War II. She survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. She was known for her autobiography Passenger from Cabin 45, which later became the plot for her 1962 novel Passenger.
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.jpg) Zofia Posmysz as inmate No 7566 at the Auschwitz concentration camp, 1942 | |
| Born | 23 August 1923 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 8 August 2022 (aged 98) Oświęcim, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Employer | Polskie Radio |
| Known for | Passenger |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Posmysz died in Oświęcim, Poland on 8 August 2022, at the age of 98.[1]
Zofia Posmysz Media
Zofia Posmysz in KL Auschwitz. SS administration mug shot
Zofia Posmysz speaking at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Conference on the anniversary of the camp's liberation, 27 January 2014
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References
- ↑ Odeszła Zofia Posmysz. Fakty Oświęcim. 8 August 2022. https://faktyoswiecim.pl/fakty/odeszla-zofia-posmysz/. Retrieved 8 August 2022.