Basch, Anamarija (1893–after 1945)
Basch, Anamarija (1893–after 1945)
Yugoslav-Jewish activist. Born in Felz Sentivan, Yugoslavia, 1893; died after 1945; m. Andreas Basch (engineer); children: son, Jan (b. 1921).
Active in radical politics, fled Yugoslavia with husband after it became increasingly repressive (early 1930s); settled in Belgium, then went to Spain (1936) to lend support to embattled Republican government; returned to Belgium after defeat of Spanish Republic (1939); during WWII, was active in Belgian resistance; though husband was captured by Gestapo and killed, survived and moved with son to Hungary after the war.
See also Women in World History.
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