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Sofka Skipwith (born Sophia Dolgorukova; 23 October 1907 – 26 February 1994) 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 from the Holocaust.
Después de la primera deportación de judíos polacos Sofka y Madeleine utilizaron sus contactos con la resistencia para organizar la salida de algunos niños del campo. Consiguieron salvar la vida de un bebé judío.
23 de oct. de 2019 · Her students included famed actor Laurence Olivier and his wife. Sofka and Leo divorced amicably, and the next year she married British pilot Grey Skipwith. She had a third son in January 1939.
The Russian princess who saved Jews while she was incarcerated in the Vittel camp in France, and was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1998.
After they divorced, she married Grey Skipwith and they had one son. Before the War, Sofka worked for the Old Vic theatre and for Laurence Olivier, who became a personal friend. At the start of the war, Sofka visited her mother in Paris.
27 de ene. de 2021 · Following this, she worked in London as a secretary for the Duchess of Hamilton and then for Laurence Olivier. During the war, Sofka travelled between London and Paris to visit her mother; however, after the German occupation of northern France, she was unable to return to London.
Sofka Skipwith (Sophia Dolgorukova) was a Russian princess, but her life took her far from royalty. In World War II, she worked with Laurence Olivier and was later interned by the Nazis in France. However, she worked during this time to save Jews from the Holocaust.
