Alina Margolis-Edelman
(1922-2008)
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Alina Margolis-Edelman (18 April 1922 – 23 March 2008) was a Polish physician, Holocaust survivor and resistance fighter during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, who was forced to flee Poland during a revival of anti-Semitism in Poland in 1968. Joining Doctors Without Borders, she later helped found Doctors of the World, participating in medical missions in Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Simultaneously, she worked as a physician, practicing at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and the Maternal-Infant Protection Service in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 1990, she returned to Poland and began an association "Nobody's Children" to fight against child abuse in Poland. She was the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
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18 April 1922 Łódź, Poland
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23 March 2008 (aged 85) Paris, France
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