Relatives of the late Stanisława Olewnik accepted the her award of Righteous Among the Nations

KJ, 16 November 2016
Relatives of the late Stanisława Olewnik yesterday accepted, on her behalf, the posthumous award of Righteous Among the Nations. During the War, this lady had aided the Mławski family, an act for which, in 1943, she was sent to Auschwitz where she perished.

Stanisława Olewnik lived in Krzemień, near Maków Mazowiecki. During the War, she decided to help the Mławski family who had escaped from the Maków ghetto. In the autumn of 1943, the Mławski family were caught by the Germans. Under torture, one of the young Jewish girls admitted that Stanisława Olewnik had hidden them in her home for a certain period of time. All were then sent to Auschwitz where they perished in 1944.

The official designation of Righteous took place in a ceremony in the Offices of the Prime Minister on 4th December. Several Polish families were then honoured. The medal, awarded to the late Stanisława Olewnik, was accepted by Grzegorz Benedykciński, Mayor of Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Yesterday, the Mayor presented the medal to members of her family.