A CARD FROM THE CALENDAR - ZOFIA ORNATOWSKA-ŚNIADECKA
– It’s done, Danusia is registered in the books, the birth certificate is ready,” smiled Rev. Adam Łańcucki, the parish priest in Brzeżany, who, like Śniadecka, was involved in helping Jews. The girl was born at Zofia’s flat, and her mother, Paulina Podhorcer, returned to the hiding place organised by the Polish woman – to her husband and two daughters. Danusia, Zofia’s foster daughter, was unable to meet her parents – they were denounced by Ukrainian neighbours. Zofia, sentenced to death for rescuing Jews, miraculously avoided being executed.
