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Halina Birenbaum
Polish-born Israeli Holocaust survivor
Halina Birenbaum | |
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Halina Birenbaum (2019) | |
| Born | (1929-09-15) 15 September 1929 (age 95) Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish, Israeli |
| Known for | writing, poetry |
| Notable work | Hope is the last to die (Nadzieja umiera ostatnia) |
| Awards | Officer of Polonia Restituta |
Halina Birenbaum (Hebrew: הלינה בירנבאום; Warsaw, 15 September 1929) is a Polish-born Israeli Holocaust survivor, writer, poet, translator and activist.
Life
Born in Warsaw, to Jakub Grynsztajn and Pola formerly Perl, née Kijewska, she was the youngest of three and the only daughter.[1] After the occupation of Poland by Germany, the family's home was in area that was part of the Warsaw Ghetto.[2][3] After its destruction in July 1943 they were briefly transferred to Majdanek, then on to Auschwitz.
She survived forced evacuation of the camp, the Death March of January 1945, from Auschwitz t