Gisi Fleischmann
Gisi Fleischmann (Slovak: Gizela Fleischmannová; 21 January 1892 – 18 October 1944) was a Zionist activist and the leader of the Bratislava Working Group, one of the best known Jewish rescue groups during the Holocaust. Fleischmann was arrested on 15 October 1944 and was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp three days later.
Gisi Fleischmann | |
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| Born | Gisela Fischer 21 January 1892 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, (today Bratislava, Slovakia) |
| Died | 18 October 1944 (aged 52) Auschwitz-Birkenau, Germany (today Oświęcim, Poland) |
| Occupation | Zionist activist |
| Known for | Attempting to save Slovak Jews as the leader of the Bratislava Working Group |
| Children | Aliza and Yehudit Fleischmann |
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