Rutka laskier biography
Rutka Laskier
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Rut Laskier, nicknamed Rutka Laskier (12 June – December ), was a Polish girl of Jewish background, who kept a diary in the Będzin concentration camp, in early
Life
[change | change source]Rutka Laskier was born Rut Laskier on 12 June in Kraków, Poland, the eldest of two children.
Her mother was a housewife, whilst her father Jakub Laskier, worked as a bank officer.
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In late , the Germans invaded Poland. When the Germans eventually reached Kraków, the family escaped to Będzin, a nearby city, from where her father's family originally came from.
The Germans reached Będzin too, shortly after, and after the Polish surrendered to the Germans, the Germans began occupying the country. A few months later, all the Jews from Będzin were deported to a concentration camp, which was located near the city.