Ruthka Lieblich

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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 (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'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.