Kipras Petrauskas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kipras Petrauskas

Lithuanian singer and opera singer

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1885

Place of Birth: Ceikiniai, Lithuania

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1968

Profession: politician, singer, opera singer

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kipras Petrauskas (November 23, 1885 as Ciprijonas Petrauskas – January 17, 1968) was a Lithuanian operatic tenor (created around 80 roles), professor, and Lithuanian Association of Artists member.
The national opera foundation is associated with him.
He was married to Elena Žalinkevicaite-Petrauskiene.
In 1942, he was asked to hide a Jewish baby girl, Dana Pomeranz, which he and his wife agreed to do.
To hide the girl better, he and his wife left the city, moving first to a Lithuanian village, and later to Austria and then Germany.
In 1947, they came back to Lithuania, found Dana's parents, and gave her back to them.In 1999, Petrauskas and his wife were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.