Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz , pseudonym Alina (* 1886 in Sawejki at Ljachawitschy ; † 1968 in Warsaw ) was a Polish Sozialistin and PPS -Aktivistin and co-founder of Żegota .
In 1906 she was involved in the PPS attack on the Russian governor Giorgij Skałon and then had to flee to Galicia . From 1935 to 1939 she was the editor of Arkady magazine . In 1942 she and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka co-founded Żegota , an organization that saved around 75,000 Jews. She founded Projekt magazine in 1946 and headed it until 1956.
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| SURNAME | Krahelska-Filipowicz, Wanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish PPS activist, co-founder of Żegota |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sawejki at Ljachawitschy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1968 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |