A CARD FROM THE CALENDAR - JÓZEF MĄDRY
“We have nothing to lose, we have to run away”, Sara Kuper communicated firmly to her daughter Mira. In October 1942, the two women escaped from the ghetto in Mielec. Before they found their way to Józef Mądry, they arranged for Aryan documents. Józef didn’t know their true origin when Sara and her daughter rented a room from him. The discovery of their Jewish roots changed nothing in Józef’s attitude towards the women. For safety reasons, he housed them in his barn and took care of them with great responsibility and dedication. Women were staying 22 months in the hiding place, until the liberation. They survived. After the war, they emigrated to the United States and remained in contact with Józef for the rest of his life. Józef Mądry was awarded the Medal of the Righteous Among the Nations for his merits.
