Witold Bieńkowski
Witold Bieńkowski, code-name Wencki (1906–1965), was a Polish politician, publicist and leader of the Catholic underground organization called Front for a Reborn Poland (Front Odrodzenia Polski, F.O.P.) during World War II, as well as member of the Provisional Committee to Aid Jews, Żegota, and a permanent representative of the Delegation for Poland of the Polish Government-in-Exile.[1]
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Witold Bieńkowski
Bieńkowski was a Deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1947 to 1952. He served as editor-in-chief of the Catholic weekly Dziś i Jutro (pl) (Today and Tomorrow) between 1945 and 1947.
Notes
- Joseph Kermish. "The Activities of the Council for Aid to Jews ("Żegota") in Occupied Poland" (PDF). YadVashem.org. Shoah Resource Center. page 2 of 34 in PDF – via Internet Archive.
gollark: That's 8th gen. I said around 6th.
gollark: Hmm, I was off by 2, sad.
gollark: I expect you probably have one from around 6th gen, based on wild guesswork.
gollark: This is due to weirdness with core count and power budget.
gollark: Fearsome!
References
- Ryszard Bosakowski Ostatnie słowo — powojenne listy Witolda Bieńkowskiego do jego dawnych współpracowników z Rady Pomocy Żydom „Żegota” Karta nr 52
- Janusz Marszalec, "Morderstwo na Makowieckich i Widerszalu. Stara sprawa, nowe pytania, nowe wątpliwości." Zagłada Żydów r. II (2006), vol. 2. "Witold Bieńkowski i Władysław Jamontt byli to zasłużeni i dzielni konspiratorzy, a jednocześnie ludzie o dużych ambicjach politycznych."
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