Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė (September 23, 1900 – May 23, 1986) was a Lithuanian actress and writer.[1] She was also the Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas's wife.[2][3] In 1942, her husband was asked to hide a Jewish baby girl, Dana Pomeranz, which she and he agreed to.[1] To hide the girl better, Elena and her husband left the city, moving first to a Lithuanian village, and later to Austria and then Germany.[1] In 1947 they came back to Lithuania, and they found Dana's parents and gave her back to them.[1]

Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė
Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė in 1922
Born(1900-09-23)September 23, 1900
Padustėlis, Dusetos Parish, Russian Empire
DiedMay 23, 1986(1986-05-23) (aged 85)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
NationalityLithuanian
Alma materPetrov Ballet Studio
OccupationActor, writer
Spouse(s)Kipras Petrauskas
ChildrenGuoda Petrauskaitė
Aušra Petrauskaitė
Leo Petrauskas

In 1999 Elena and her husband were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.[1]

References
  1. "Kipras Petrauskas and Elena Žalinkevičaite - Petrauskienė - The Righteous Among The Nations - Yad Vashem". Archived from the original on 2011-11-07.
  2. Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. D. Kuodytė; Rimantas Stankevičius; Alexander Fortescue (2002). Whoever saves one life--: the efforts to save Jews in Lithuania between 1941 and 1944. Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. p. 192. ISBN 978-9955-428-23-7.
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