Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė in 1922
Born (1900-09-23)September 23, 1900
Padustėlis, Dusetos Parish, Russian Empire
Died May 23, 1986(1986-05-23) (aged 85)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
Nationality Lithuanian
Alma mater Petrov Ballet Studio
Occupation Actor, writer
Spouse(s) Kipras Petrauskas
Children Goda Petrauskaitė
Aušra Petrauskaitė

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė (September 23, 1900 – May 23, 1986) was an Lithuanian actress and writer.[1] She was also the Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas's wife.[2][3] In 1942, her husband was asked to hide a Jewish baby girl, Dana Pomeranz, which she and him agreed to.[1] To hide the girl better, Elena and her husband left the city, moving first to a Lithuanian village, and later to Austria and then Germany.[1] In 1947 they came back to Lithuania, and they found Dana's parents and gave her back to them.[1]

In 1999 Elena and her husband were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kipras Petrauskas and Elena Žalinkevičaite - Petrauskienė - The Righteous Among The Nations - Yad Vashem".
  2. Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. D. Kuodytė; Rimantas Stankevičius; Alexander Fortescue; Lietuvos Gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras (2002). Whoever saves one life--: the efforts to save Jews in Lithuania between 1941 and 1944. Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. p. 192. ISBN 978-9955-428-23-7. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)


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