Halina Górska

Halina Górska (born May 4, 1898 in Warsaw, died June 4, 1942 in Lwów) - was a Polish writer and a communist activist.

Beginning in 1924 Górska became associated with the Lwów literary scene. Her first publication, in 1925, was "Mam mieszkanie" (I have an apartment), in the Kurier Lwowski. In 1930 she published the fairy tale "O księciu Gotfrydzie, Rycerzu Gwiazdy Wigilijnej" (About Prince Gotfried, Knight of the Christmas Star). For many years she worked for the Lwów radio station, as a host of a special program for young adults. On her initiative, in 1931, the "Związek Błękitnych" (Blue Organization) was created, whose purpose was philanthropic activity. In 1933, together with Tadeusz Hollender and Karol Kuryluk she started the social-cultural monthly "Sygnały" (Signals). She also participated in many social movements associated with the socialists.

After Lwów was occupied by the Soviets she took up active collaboration with the communist authorities, naively believing in the truth of their slogans. She wrote for the magazine "Nowe Widnokręgi" (New Horizons), which published fragments of her novels. She also translated Gorky's "Mat’" (The Mother) into Polish. In 1941, together with Soviet authorities who were fleeing advancing German armies she evacuated Lwów but came back soon after. In the June 1942 she was arrested by the Nazis and executed.

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