Beloved JFR rescuer Frieda Adam had a very special birthday this past Friday, May 4, as she celebrated her 94th year. In July, participants on the European Study Program to Germany and Poland will have the opportunity to meet Frieda. We wish this wonderful rescuer a very happy birthday, and we look forward to seeing her again in July. Click here to read more of her rescue story during the Holocaust.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved rescuer Wladyslaw Miazgowicz. Wladyslaw was born on June 28, 1911 and passed away on March 27, 2012 at the age of 101. Wladyslaw and his wife Marta hid two Jewish sisters on their farm in Poland during the Holocaust, and were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1998. The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous supported the Miazgowicz’s since 1998.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Monsignor Beniamino Schivo. Monsignor passed away on January 30, 2012 at the age of 101. The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) provided Monsignor with monthly financial support due to his rescue of the Korn family during the Holocaust. Monsignor Schivo rescued the Korn family by hiding them in various locations throughout Italy during the war. In 1986, Monsignor Beniamino Schivo was declared a Righteous Gentile by Yad Vashem. Monsignor Schivo was a very special man who will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time. May his memory forever be a blessing.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Jerzy Bielecki, a Righteous Gentile,who risked his life to save Cyla Cybulska, a Polish Jew. Jerzy died on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the age of 90 in Poland. Jerzy had one of the few successul escapes from Aushwitz. The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) provided Jerzy with monthly financial support for years. I had the honor and priviledge of meeting Jerzy in his home in Nowy Targ, Poland. We met again in Auschwitz when Jerzy meet with a group of JFR Alfred Lerner Fellows.
Jerzy was a very special man who will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are will his family on this sad day. May his memory forever be a blessing.
Jerzy Bielecki and Stanlee Stahl
To usher in the new school year, the JFR has launched a new program for students – the Ask a Rescuer program. The program invites students to submit questions to rescuers, who in turn answer them. Students then receive an e-mail response, and the question and response will be posted on our website. This is a wonderful way for students to learn, first-hand, the stories of modern-day heroes.
So far nine of our rescuers have graciously agreed to answer questions. To read some of the questions and responses already asked, and to learn more about the program, please visit the Ask a Rescuer section of our website. We look forward to hearing your questions!
Anna Stupnicka Bando, one of the rescuers participating in Ask a Rescuer
