Lisa Fittko as a young woman

Lisa Fittko tells her story for a documentary

Lisa Fittko (1909-2005) was a young woman who lived through the Nazi occupation of Europe. Lisa Fittko (in Berlin?) (Picture on the cover of her book in several of the editions) This image is a book cover. ... Lisa Fittko (in Berlin?) (Picture on the cover of her book in several of the editions) This image is a book cover. ... Lisa Fittko in old age. ... Lisa Fittko in old age. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

For her bravery and actions during the occupation she is considered an "invisible hero of resistance."

Lisa Fittko's life was formed in her work in the underground resistance of Nazi occupied Europe. She came to international recognition over forty years later through her two widely-translated memoirs, in which she describes her actions (considered inspirational by many who read about them) in the voice of a fearless young woman, a bohemian, an activist. It is, however, a voice altogether lacking in self-glorification or self-pitying victimhood. Her bravery in leading refugees, including many famous intellectuals and members of the anti-Hitler resistance from Nazi-occupied France across the Pyrenees into Spain, brought her international fame. A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ...

Born into an international Jewish family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1909, she died in Chicago on March 12, 2005. She was 95 and remarkably clear of thought for her age. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Official languages Latin, German, Hungarian Established church Roman Catholic Capital & Largest City Vienna pop. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

From the obituary in the New York Times, March 21, 2005. [1] (http://www.chambon.org/fry_fittko_nyt_en.htm): The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ...

Ms. Fittko emerged from a leftist, artistic family to become active in the resistance to Hitler in the early months of his rule, then fled to continue the fight in other European countries for seven years. For seven tense months in 1940 and 1941, she escorted refugees on a tortuous path over the Pyrenees mountains so they could go on to Spanish and Portuguese ports to seek passage to safe havens. Many of the people she helped were intellectuals, artists and anti-Nazi organizers.

Catherine Stodolsky's biographical information on her aunt [2] (http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~catherine.stodolsky/lisa/lisa.html) is the best source for a full historical account of Lisa's life:

External Links

• Remembering Lisa Fittko, Holocaust rescue hero, By Rafael Medoff (http://www.chijewishnews.com/archives_articles.jsp?id=192934)
• A Site Honouring People Active in the Resistance (http://www.chambon.org/fry_fittko_en.htm)
• Lisa Fittko Page with Biographical Essay by Catherine Stodolsky (http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~catherine.stodolsky/lisa/lisa.html)
• Lisa Fittko's Obituary (http://www.chambon.org/fry_fittko_nyt_en.htm)