Mietek pemper biography of mahatma
Mietek pemper biography of mahatma
Mietek Pemper, 91, Camp Inmate Who Compiled Schindler’s List...
Mietek Pemper
Polish-born German Holocaust survivor (1920–2011)
Mietek Pemper | |
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Pemper in April 1940 | |
| Born | Mieczysław Pemper (1920-03-24)24 March 1920 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 7 June 2011(2011-06-07) (aged 91) Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Known for | Assisted Oskar Schindler in his rescue activities. |
| Notable work | The Road to Rescue |
Mieczysław "Mietek" Pemper (24 March 1920 – 7 June 2011) was a Polish-born German Holocaust survivor.
Pemper helped compile and type Oskar Schindler's now-famous list, which saved 1,200 people from being killed in the Holocaust during World War II.[1][2]
Early life
Pemper was born into a Jewish family in Kraków, Poland on 24 March 1920 to Jakub and Regina Pemper.
He had one younger brother, Stefan Pemper. In Polish, "Mietek" is short for "Mieczysław", and his family and friends referred to him as such. From early childhood, Pemper was bilingual in Polish and German.[2] He studied