A CARD FROM THE CALENDAR - CHRYZOSTOM JAGIEŁKA
And so the war. Military service, captivity, a POW camp, dysentery – everything within a few months of 1939. His wife and three little ones anxiously awaited Chrysostom’s return. He did return. Yet then the Germans resettled them from Inowrocław to Lubartów. There, Chryzostom got a job at the Labour Office. In the late summer of 1940, the Gestapo organised a round-up of Jews „for work”. But for the recruitment, the consent of the Labour Office was needed. – Mr. Jagiełka, the matter is delicate. We will go to the square and justify that every single one is necessary for us here. Otherwise the city will fall into decline, you know,” the mayor said in a low voice. He knew that this was not about forced labour. Chrysostom did not need more. After a hard bargain, 40 craftsmen were kept in the town out of the 150 who had been detained.
