Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė
Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė in 1922
Born(1900-09-23)September 23, 1900
Padustėlis, Dusetos Parish, Russian Empire
DiedMay 23, 1986(1986-05-23) (aged 85)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
NationalityLithuanian
Alma materPetrov Ballet Studio
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
SpouseKipras Petrauskas
ChildrenGuoda Petrauskaitė
Aušra Petrauskaitė
Leo Petrauskas
Righteous
Among the Nations
By country

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]

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ 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.