Jadwiga Szubartowicz
| Jadwiga Szubartowicz | |
|---|---|
| File:Jadwiga Szubartowicz (2016).jpg Szubartowicz in March 2016 | |
| Born | Jadwiga Skawińska 16 October 1905 Lublin, Vistula Land, Russian Empire |
| 💀Died | 20 July 2017 (aged 111 years, 277 days) Lublin, Poland20 July 2017 (aged 111 years, 277 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Polish supercentenarian, oldest Polish person | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Antoni Szubartowicz |
Jadwiga Szubartowicz (née Skawińska;[1] 16 October 1905 – 20 July 2017) was a Polish supercentenarian at the age of 118 years, 194 days, and until her death the oldest Polish subject.
Life[edit]
Szubartowicz was born on 16 October 1905 in Lublin, which was then part of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire (today in south-east Poland). As a child, she spent several years with her family in Saint Petersburg (then Petrograd), where at the age of 12 she witnessed the October Revolution.[2] She graduated from the Ursuline Sisters High School and completed pedagogical studies with her sister.[1]
During the German occupation her brother was arrested. After being detained for a week at the Majdanek concentration camp, he was released but was later arrested by the Germans in Kraków and sent to the concentration camp in Buchenwald, where he died.[1] She witnessed how the painting Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko was moved in order to hide it from the Germans.[1]
In 1952 she married the soldier Antoni Szubartowicz, a veteran of the Battle of Monte Cassino.[1] She worked various jobs, including as an accountant for the Kurier Lubelski newspaper.[3]
On 1 August 2015, following the death of Jadwiga Młynek (1905–2015), Szubartowicz became the oldest Pole. The older Yisrael Kristal was born in what is now Poland, but moved to Israel after World War II. Szubartowicz's age was certified by the Gerontology Research Group who sent her greetings on her 110th birthday which she celebrated on 16 October 2015.[4]
On 7 March 2017, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the President of Lublin Krzysztof Żuk presented her the medal commemorating the 700th anniversary of the city.[5] At the celebration, the musician Dariusz Tokarzewski played and sang the song Dwieście lat (Two Hundred Years), a variation on the Polish birthday song Sto lat (One Hundred Years).[6]
In early April 2017, Szubartowicz was honored with an official visit by Stanisław Budzik, archbishop of Lublin. Although she had only recently recovered from pneumonia, she was in good spirits and enjoyed a chat with the archbishop.[7] Having spent her final few months in a care home, she died at 14:10 on 20 July 2017.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bogaczyk, Gabriela (21 October 2015). "Lublinianka ma 110 lat. Poznajcie panią Jadwigę i jej historię" (in polski). polskatimes.pl. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Kasperska, Agnieszka (21 October 2015). "Najstarsza Polka mieszka w Lublinie i obchodzi 110 urodziny!" (in polski). dziennikwschodni.pl. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zmarła Jadwiga Szubartowicz. Najstarsza Polka była lublinianką". Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Kurkiewicz, Anna (21 October 2015). "Zdjęcie kartki z życzeniami od Gerontology Research Group" (in polski). polskatimes.pl. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Drob, Daniel (8 March 2017). "Najważniejsza jest miłość. Medal dla najstarszej Polki z okazji Dnia Kobiet" (in polski). dziennikwschodni.pl. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Medal 700-lecia dla najstarszej Polki. Pani Jadwiga ma ponad 111 lat" (in Polish). TVP Info. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Jarosińska, Justyna (5 April 2017). "Arcybiskup Stanisław Budzik odwiedził najstarszą Polkę" (in Polish). Gość Lubelski. Retrieved 6 April 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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