Anna Jasińska


Anna Jasińska was a washerwoman, Polonia activist connected with Wrocław.
She was born in Raszków, where she finished school. At the end of 19th century she moved to Wrocław and soon, at the beginning of the 20th century, began working at many Polonia organizations. Before 1939 she owned a washhouse, dividing the income between donations for Dom Polski, equipping and running a dormitory for Polish youth Studying at the University of Breslau and caring for a scout team. In 1929 she ran as a candidate of Polish Mieterpartei in elections for the Wrocław City Council.
During the World War II she helped Poles imprisoned in German forced labor camps.
As a pre-war inhabitant, she was not granted material support in Polish People's Republic. She was buried on the Saint Lawrence cemetery in Wrocław in a modest grave far from the main alley.

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