Zofia Czajkowska
Zofia Czajkowska (4 August 1905, Tarnów – April 1978, Tarnów) was a Polish musician chosen to be the first conductor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Czajkowska had been a music teacher, prior to her arrest as a political prisoner. According to Susan Eischeid, author of The Truth about Fania Fénelon and the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Zofia Czajkowska
- Born
- 1905 · Tarnów.
- Died
- 1978 · Tarnów.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- musician · conductor
- Languages
- Polish
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Born at Tarnów in 1905, died in Tarnów in 1978.
The recorded working language is Polish. Residence is recorded at Tarnów. Positions recorded include conductor.
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