Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889}} – 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up to assist Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust. In 1943, she was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, but survived the war. Provided by Wikipedia