Henryk Świebocki

Henryk Świebocki (born 1940) is a Polish historian.[1] A senior custodian of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum,[1] Świebocki specializes in the resistance movement within the Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland during World War II.[2] He is the editor of London has been informed: Reports by Auschwitz escapees (1997);[3] author of The Resistance Movement, volume IV of Auschwitz 1940–1945 (2000);[4] and editor of People of Good Will (2009).[5]

Early life and education

Świebocki was born in Stary Sącz, Poland.[1] His father, Karol Świebocki, was a member of Poland's Home Army who was imprisoned in Auschwitz as a political prisoner from 17 June 1942; he died on 10 August that year in a gas chamber in Auschwitz II–Birkenau,[6] one of a group of 193 sick prisoners in the camp hospital that the Germans decided to gas.[7] Świebocki's uncle, an artist, was also imprisoned in the camp, for three years, but he survived.[8]

A graduate of Jagiellonian University, Świebocki has a doctorate in history. He joined the Historical Research Department of the Auschwitz State Museum in 1964.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Długoborski, Wacław; Piper, Franciszek, eds. (2000). "About the authors". Auschwitz, 1940–1945. Central Issues in the History of the Camp. Vol. V: Epilogue. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-8385047872.
  2. ^ Gutman, Yisrael; Berenbaum, Michael, eds. (1998) [1994]. "Contributors". Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. pp. xiii–xiv. ISBN 0-253-32684-2.
  3. ^ "London has been informed". Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
  4. ^ Świebocki, Henryk (2000). Długoborski, Wacław; Piper, Franciszek (eds.). Auschwitz, 1940–1945. Central Issues in the History of the Camp. Vol. IV: The Resistance Movement. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. ISBN 978-8385047872.
  5. ^ "People of Good Will". Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
  6. ^ "Dedication" in Świebocki 2000.
  7. ^ Greif, Gideon (2005). We Wept Without Tears: Testimonies of the Jewish Sonderkommando from Auschwitz. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. pp. 3, 336, note 9. ISBN 978-0-300-13198-7.
  8. ^ Minthorn, David (31 August 1979). "Auschwitz Prison Art Works Going on German Tour". The Shreveport Journal. Associated Press. p. 37.