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A card from the calendar - Marian Wojciech Bomba
Marian was an activist and patriot since his childhood. During the World War I, he was fighting since 1916 in the Legions. He developed kidney disease in the trenches and was therefore declared a disabled soldier. However, he didn’t lose his spirit or will to fight for freedom.
15.01.2024A card from the calendar - Franciszek Banaś
“This is not how childhood should look like”, thought Franciszek Banaś. His eyes had seen a sea of cruelty, he had a battered soul and a torn heart. He was an officer of the Polish police in Cracow and was responsible for safeguarding the entrance to the Cracow ghetto on a daily basis.
08.01.2024A card from the calendar - Fr Jan Zawrzycki
He served as a priest in Rymanów and Krosno. He was involved in the activities of the Home Army, of which he was a chaplain. Even before the war he had friendly relations with the Jewish residents, therefore when the German occupation began, many Jewish families came to the priest for help.
25.12.2023A card from the calendar - Tadeusz Wiatr
- Difficult times are coming for Jews. If you need me, don't hesitate to come to me," Tadeusz suggested to Rozalia on his way out.
18.12.2023A card from the calendar - Józef Wencel
In Józef's ears sounded the words of Mr. and Mrs. Kohn, friendly neighbors from before the war: "Józek, save our sons. In you all hope."
11.12.2023A card from the calendar - Roman Uścieński
It was to him, among others, that Simon Wiesenthal owed his life. "I had to escape during the day and wait [together with the other escapee - Artur Szeimann] in a certain apartment, from where I was to be taken in the evening," Wiesenthal testified after the war.
04.12.2023A card from the calendar - Bolesław and Helena Turczynski with daughters
- Whoever needed, found a place. It couldn't have been otherwise," recalled years later Wanda, daughter of the Turczynskis, with whom 14 Jews found shelter during the occupation.
27.11.2023A card from the calendar - Genowefa and Jan Szmuc
The couple Genowefa and Jan Szmuc lived in the village of Wysoka near Łańcut. In July 1941, Jan went into the field to dig potatoes and found a hiding, frightened Jewish woman there. The Szmucs took care of the woman, hid her in a camouflaged dugout near the river during the summertime, and in the attic in the wintertime.
20.11.2023Franciszek and Wiktoria Solarz with children
- Victoria! Heat the water and prepare something to eat! Paulinka is here to stay with us. Znamirowska," Franciszek informed his wife, taken aback by the sight of the arriving acquaintance. At that time the Germans were deporting Jews from Radomsko to Treblinka.
13.11.2023A card from the calendar - Antoni and Marianna Słowiński
Józef Jakubowicz and Antoni Słowiński were friends from an early age, and the war only affirmed their friendship. When the campaign against Jews began, Antoni found Józef a job, and some time later he and his wife offered him to live with them.
06.11.2023