Zofia Czajkowska

Zofia Czajkowska (4 August 1905, Tarnów – April 1978, Tarnów) was a Polish musician chosen to be the first conductor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. She had been a music teacher, prior to her arrest, as a political prisoner. According to , author of , Czajkowska was an indifferent musician. Like the other musicians in the orchestra, Czajkowska was a captive, whose service in the orchestra helped keep them from being sent to their deaths.

Zofia Czajkowska

Zofia Czajkowska (4 August 1905, Tarnów – April 1978, Tarnów) was a Polish musician chosen to be the first conductor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. She had been a music teacher, prior to her arrest, as a political prisoner. According to , author of , Czajkowska was an indifferent musician. Like the other musicians in the orchestra, Czajkowska was a captive, whose service in the orchestra helped keep them from being sent to their deaths.