Mieczysław Pemper (1920-2011)

24th March marks the birthday of  Mieczysław Pemper. Born in 1920 in Cracow, Pemper was remembered by Aleksander Skotnicki in Dziennik Polski in the 16th June 2011 issue. ”He came from an assimilated Jewish family. During the German occupation, he went through the Krakow getto first, followed by the camp in Płaszów, where he was hired as a secretary of Chief Amon Goethe. Pemper’s  position allowed him to observe the violence and impunity of the guards, the labour camp and the concentration camp’s staff. Being Oscar Schindler’s  secret collaborator, he contributed to saving over 1,000 Cracow residents of Jewish background . First, from the Lipowa 4 camp, followed by Brűnnlitz in Moravia. In 1946, after WWII, Mieczysław Pemper was a witness at the trial of Amon Goethe…