Francesca

In 1945 an SS officer was shot to death by a Jewish woman near the gas chambers in Auschwitz. The shooting was carried out by Francesca Mann, a ballet dancer from Warsaw. This act of heroism... Read allIn 1945 an SS officer was shot to death by a Jewish woman near the gas chambers in Auschwitz. The shooting was carried out by Francesca Mann, a ballet dancer from Warsaw. This act of heroism received no recognition due to the rumors that Francesca collaborated with the Nazis. Fra... Read allIn 1945 an SS officer was shot to death by a Jewish woman near the gas chambers in Auschwitz. The shooting was carried out by Francesca Mann, a ballet dancer from Warsaw. This act of heroism received no recognition due to the rumors that Francesca collaborated with the Nazis. Francesca left behind nothing but a few photographs, a few press articles and plenty of confl... Read all