Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė (September 23, 1900 – May 23, 1986) was a 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 he 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]
Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė | |
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 Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė in 1922 | |
| Born | September 23, 1900 |
| Died | May 23, 1986 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Alma mater | Petrov Ballet Studio |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Spouse | Kipras Petrauskas |
| Children | Guoda Petrauskaitė Aušra Petrauskaitė Leo Petrauskas |
In 1999, Elena and her husband were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Kipras Petrauskas and Elena Žalinkevičaite - Petrauskienė - The Righteous Among The Nations - Yad Vashem". Archived from the original on 2011-11-07.
- ^ Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ D. Kuodytė; Rimantas Stankevičius; Alexander Fortescue (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.