8/n
I don’t know how the meeting went, what they spoke about.
But seeing his name, on the wall, at the @HolocaustMuseum a few years ago, brought back memories of my father and mother, and how both, Holocaust kids, focused on hope, human solidarity, on #NeverAgainForAll.
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6/n
The story of
Józef Zwonarz, the Polish Catholic locksmith from Lesco and the family he saved during the Holocaust is told Jaffa Wallace’s book “Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor” tells
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5/n
You can find some more details of the story on the screenshot below, on Wikipedia or read Yafa Wallach’s “Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor” goodreads.com/book/show/6662…

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4/n

Among the Jewish people Zwonarz saved were Jafa & Nathan Wallach. He also arranged for their 4 yr daughter, Rena, to stay with Ian & Magda Kakol, saving also her life. Here are the Walachs reunited with their daughter after the war.
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3/n

Initially, Zwonarz did not tell his wife he was hiding Jews (they had 4 children). When it became impossible to do it alone, he told her. Franciszka did not refuse to help, and the risk and sacrifices they took, saved the lives of 5 humans.
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2/n
From December 1942, until the summer of 1944, Zwonarz hid five Jewish fugitives from the Zasław camp, in an enclosure under the floor of the workshop. In doing so he risked not only his life, but also the life of his wife and 4 children
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