Witold Bieńkowski

Witold Bieńkowski, code-name Wencki (1906–1965), was a Polish politician, publicist and leader of the Catholic underground organization called Front for a Reborn Poland (Front Odrodzenia Polski, F.O.P.) during World War II, as well as member of the Provisional Committee to Aid Jews, Żegota, and a permanent representative of the Delegation for Poland of the Polish Government-in-Exile.[1]

Witold Bieńkowski

Bieńkowski was a Deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1947 to 1952. He served as editor-in-chief of the Catholic weekly Dziś i Jutro (pl) (Today and Tomorrow) between 1945 and 1947.

Notes

Joseph Kermish. "The Activities of the Council for Aid to Jews ("Żegota") in Occupied Poland" (PDF). YadVashem.org. Shoah Resource Center. page 2 of 34 in PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21 – via Internet Archive.

References

Ryszard Bosakowski Ostatnie słowo — powojenne listy Witolda Bieńkowskiego do jego dawnych współpracowników z Rady Pomocy Żydom „Żegota” Karta nr 52
Janusz Marszalec, "Morderstwo na Makowieckich i Widerszalu. Stara sprawa, nowe pytania, nowe wątpliwości." Zagłada Żydów r. II (2006), vol. 2. "Witold Bieńkowski i Władysław Jamontt byli to zasłużeni i dzielni konspiratorzy, a jednocześnie ludzie o dużych ambicjach politycznych."

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[YV-1] Joseph Kermish. "The Activities of the Council for Aid to Jews ("Żegota") in Occupied Poland" (PDF). YadVashem.org. Shoah Resource Center. page 2 of 34 in PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21 – via Internet Archive.