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202054 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Historical Figures War Crimes

The Midwife

202054 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Stanislawa Leszczynska delivered 3,000 babies at Auschwitz-Birkenau without losing a single child while enduring inhumane conditions.

Historical Figures War Crimes

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Maria Stachurska

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Stanislawa Leszczynska delivered 3,000 babies at Auschwitz-Birkenau without losing a single child while enduring inhumane conditions.

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Maria Stachurskadirector

Maria Stachurskawriter

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenkacast

Hanna Polk

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Stanislawa Leszczynska worked as a midwife at Auschwitz-Birkenau after her arrest by the Gestapo in 1943. Alongside her three children, she faced brutal conditions in the concentration camp. Despite the dire circumstances, she delivered 3,000 babies without losing a single child. Her contributions earned her a place among four notable Polish women recognized in the Life and Changing the Nation Goblet at Jasna Gora Monastery. The documentary examines her strength and unwavering faith amid unimaginable challenges.

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