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Władysław Bartoszewski

ヴワディスワフ・バルトシェフスキ

Władysław Bartoszewski

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-02-19 (Warsaw)
Died
2015-04-24 (Warsaw) age 93
Nationality
Poland
Languages
Polish, English, German
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Warsaw

Career

Occupations
politician, social activist, journalist, writer, historian, insurgent
Active Years
1939-2015
Affiliations
Home Army (Armia Krajowa), Żegota
Memberships
Polish PEN Club

Education

Warsaw University
Faculty of Humanities / Polish Studies
Period: 1941-1944 (秘密授業)
Country: Poland
Clandestine studies during Nazi occupation. No degree obtained.

Awards

Order of the White Eagle
1995
Organization: Republic of Poland
Result: 受賞
Righteous Among the Nations
1965
Organization: Yad Vashem
Result: 受賞
Polonia Restituta
1963
Category: 騎士十字
Organization: Republic of Poland
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Warsaw Death Ring: 1939–1944

1967 History

History of Warsaw during WWII.

HolocaustWarsaw Uprising
Translations
  • English edition available

Bibliography

  • The Samaritans: Heroes of the Holocaust
  • It is Worth Being Decent

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed historical narrativeMemoir-style
Recurring Motifs
Holocaust rescuePolish resistanceReconciliation

Health

  • Myocardial infarction
    2015
    Cause of death

Legacy

Polish resistance fighter and diplomat who contributed to Polish-Jewish-German reconciliation.

Trivia

  • Auschwitz prisoner number 4427
  • Honorary citizen of Israel