Sofka Skipwith
(1907-1994)
Russian princess and Righteous Among the Nations
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Sofka Skipwith (born Princess Sophia Dolgorouky, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23 October 1907 – 26 February 1994 in Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England) was a Russian princess, who after working for Laurence Olivier and being interned by the Nazis in France in World War II, worked to save Jews. She was honoured for her efforts by both the British government and by Israel, where she has been named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
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23 October 1907 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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| Died |
26 February 1994 (aged 86) Bodmin Moor, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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