Zimetbaum, Mala, 1918-1944

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
צימטבאום, מלה, 1918-1944
Name (Latin)
Zimetbaum, Mala, 1918-1944
Other forms of name
צימטבאום, מלה
צימעטבאום, מאלא
צימטבאום, מלכה, 1918-1944
Date of birth
1918-01-26
Date of death
1944-09-15
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 315535399
Wikidata: Q276062
Library of congress: n 96018410
Sources of Information
  • The Author's די געשיכטע פון מאלא צימעטבאום (צום דרייסיקסטן יארטאג פון באפרייען אוישוויץ)
  • Mala, c1995:p. 4 of cover (Mala Zimetbaum; b. 1918 in Poland; d. Sept. 1944)
  • ויקיפדיה, נצפה 13 בנובמבר 2025(מלה צימטבאום, נודעה גם בשם מלכה צימטבאום, הייתה צעירה יהודייה מבלגיה, שברחה ממחנה הריכוז אושוויץ בירקנאו, נתפסה והתנגדה בגבורה לשוביה הגרמנים בטרם הוצאתה להורג)
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Wikipedia description:

Malka Zimetbaum, also known as "Mala" Zimetbaum or "Mala the Belgian" (26 January 1918 – 15 September 1944), was a Belgian woman of Polish Jewish descent, known for her escape from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. She is also remembered for her lifesaving acts in favor of other prisoners during her captivity at Auschwitz and for the resistance she displayed at her execution following her being recaptured, when she tried committing suicide before the guards were able to execute her, then slapped the guard who tried to stop her, before eventually being killed. She was the first woman to escape from Auschwitz.

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