Ruthka Lieblich

Holocaust victim

Ruthka Lieblich (English: Ruth Lieblich; 1926 – c. 1943), was a teenager from Andrychow who perished in the Auschwitz camp around 1943. She is known for her diary, in which she documented her life in a ghetto. Ruthka kept her diary from August 13, 1940, until December 28, 1942.

Ruthka Lieblich
Born1926 (1926)
Andrychow
Diedc. 1943
(aged c. 16 or 17)
Auschwitz camp
LanguagePolish
PeriodWorld War II
Notable works"Ruthka: A Diary of War" (1993)

Ruthka Lieblich's diary was published in Hebrew and English as "Ruthka: A Diary of War" in 1993. It was translated from Polish. The diary was translated and edited by Jehoshua and Anna Eibeshitz.