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Zofia Kossak

Born

in Kośmin, Poland

August 10, 1889

Died

April 09, 1968

Website

http://www.muzeumkossak.pl/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Memoir, Children's

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Polish writer, a catholic activist and a World War II resistance fighter, co-founder the wartime Polish organization Żegota, set up to assist Poland's Jews in escaping the Holocaust. In 1943, she was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp.She was released through the efforts of the Polish underground and returned to Warsaw. In late 1944, she participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war she moved to Western Europe, but returned to Poland in 1957 where she remained until her death in 1968 at the age of seventy-eight. In 2009, the National Bank of Poland issued a coin posthumously commemorating the work of Kossak, Irena Sendler and Matylda Getter in helping Jews escape from from the Nazis during World War II.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 715 ratings · 64 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	Krzyżowcy. Tom I 4.13 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1935 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Król trędowaty 3.99 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1937 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blessed Are the Meek 4.05 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1937 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pożoga 3.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1922 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Błogosławiona wina 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bursztyny 2.76 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Przymierze 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1951 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Krzyżowcy, tom III (Krzyżowcy #3) 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Z otchłani 3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Troja Północy by Zofia Kossak, Zygmunt Szatkowski really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1960 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Anyone who remains silent in the face of murder is an accomplice to murder. Anyone who does not condemn approves.”
― Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

tags: murder, silence, silent, violence

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“Niektórzy sądzą, że sowiety dlatego tylko są piekłem, że tam ludzie mrą z głodu, że tysiące giną w wymyślnych torturach. Otóż nie: sowiety są piekłem także i dlatego, że nie masz wśród nich miejsca dla nadziei.”
― Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Pożoga

tags: soviets, sowiety

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“Wielkie rzeczy kształtują na swe podobieństwo małe. Że zaś małe szybciej idą, można, patrząc na nie, domyśleć się wielkich.”
― Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Pożoga

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