Klaryta Antoszewska
/Overview
Klaryta Antoszewska (née Ida Antoszewska) born Poniewierz, Lithuania April 14, 1932 (d. 2014). Holocaust survivor; humanitarian; philologist; peacemaker and protester against nuclear weapons; rescuer of refugees. Catholic sister of St. Francis. Described by a Ken Butigan as "[A] nonviolent lion for justice." (photo of her persuading armed policeman at Nevada test site, 2007, wagingnonviolence.com)