Jenny Plocki
Jenny Plocki | |
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Plocki in 2012 | |
| Born | Eugénie Plocki 11 December 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | 3 January 2026 (aged 100) |
| Occupations | Activist, teacher |
Eugénie "Jenny" Plocki (French: [øʒeni "ʒeni" plɔki]; 11 December 1925 – 3 January 2026) was a French left-wing and women's rights activist and Holocaust survivor.[1]
Biography
The daughter of Polish Jews Nuchim and Rifka Plocki, she survived the Holocaust when police let her and her brother Maurice Rajsfus go during the Vel' d'Hiv roundup, though Nuchim and Rifka would perish at Auschwitz.[2] She survived the war with her brother in their parents' apartment, living off meager allowances and help from friends. She studied at the Lycée Sophie Germain, passed her Baccalauréat and became a teacher.
After the war, she campaigned for left-wing causes, such as Algerian independence and anti-colonialism.[3] She contributed to the magazine Socialisme ou barbarie, which was founded by philosophers Cornelius Castoriadis and Claude Lefort.[4] Engaged with feminist movements, she was involved with the Mouvement pour la liberté de l'avortement et de la contraception.[5]
Plocki died on 3 January 2026, at the age of 100.[6]
References
- ^ Joly, Laurent (9 January 2026). "Jenny Plocki, rescapée de la rafle du Vél' d'Hiv et témoin du siècle, est morte à 100 ans". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Pavillard, Anne-Marie (2004). "Jenny Plocki : entretien recueilli par Anne-Marie Pavillard". Matériaux pour l'histoire de notre temps (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Jenny Plocki". Centre d'histoire sociale du XXe siècle (in French).
- ^ "Histoire du producteur du fonds - Jean-René Chauvin". Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (in French). Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "DVD entretiens Jenny Plocki BDIC". France Archives (in French).
- ^ "Départ – Jenny Plocki (11/12/1925 – 04/01/2026)". Arguments pour la lutte sociale (in French). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.