Żegota

24/03/2022

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20/02/2022

Today is the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of Samuel Willenberg (1923-2016), Holocaust and last survivor of the Treblinka uprising. Seen here with wife Ada making last minute adjustments before having his portrait made, they lived in Israel but were in Poland fundraising for the building of a museum at the site of the extermination camp. A hero to the end. Photograph © Chuck Fishman 2013.

19/02/2022

What an anniversary! Władysław Bartoszewski was born in Warsaw exactly 100 years ago. He was a Polish historian, publicist, journalist, writer, diplomat, politician and social activist, the advocate of Polish-Jewish and Polish-Israeli dialogue.

During World War 2 and the German occupation of Poland he was sent to KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was released on the basis of a medical certificate. Released from the camp, he made contacts with Polish underground in Krakow. Later he went to Warsaw, where he started his underground activity.

From the beginning he was associated with the Council for the Aid to Jews "Żegota". As part of "Żegota", he organized help for Jews. They were mainly refugees from the Warsaw Ghetto, friends and acquaintances. He also helped on his own. Bartoszewski's role in "Żegota" also involved sending information about the situation of the state under the German occupation, and especially about the Holocaust of Jews. Information was sent to Great Britain and the USA.

On 1 August 1944, Bartoszewski began his participation in the Warsaw Uprising. He was an aide to the commander of radio post "Asma" and editor-in-chief of the magazine The News form the City and The Radio News. On 20 September, by orders from the commandant of the Warsaw District of the AK, General Antoni "Monter" Chruściel, Bartoszewski was decorated with the Silver Cross of Merit. On 1 October, he was appointed Second Lieutenant by the AK commander general Tadeusz "Bór" Komorowski. He received the Cross of Valor order on 4 October.

In 1963, together with Maria Kann, Władysław Bartoszewski planted an olive tree in the Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, which was dedicated to the Council for Aid to Jews "Żegota". Then the organization received the Righteous Among the Nations medal. On December 14th 1965, Władysław Bartoszewski was honored with the highest civil decoration of Israel.

After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist Polish People's Republic due to his membership in the Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) and opposition activity.

In free Poland, Władysław Bartoszewski was, i.a. Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995, 2000-2001), Poland's Ambassador to Austria (1990-1995) and the Secretary of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Poland (2007-2015).

Władysław Bartoszewski passed away on April 24th, 2015. We all miss him dearly.

Credit: Muzeum Polaków Ratujących Żydów/ Museum of Poles Saving Jews, Wikipedia.org
Photo credit: Mariusz Kubik

05/12/2020

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05/11/2020

‪Meet Rozalia of Brooklyn, NY. Rozalia was born in Krakow, Poland in 1917. She endured six years of hell during the Holocaust, in which her entire family perished. She miraculously survived several death camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen. After settling in the U.S., she was a beloved principal and teacher for over 1,000 students. According to Rozalia’s grandson Eli (), voting in the U.S. elections has always been very important to her. This past April, Rozalia overcame COVID-19. Yesterday, she voted.‬ 🗳

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17/10/2020

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07/04/2020

Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer, witnessed the war crimes of German occupiers during World War II.