Stories of rescue

  Story of rescue

Rescuers

  • Stanisław Błaszczyk, ojciec
    born 1878
    died 1955
  • Anastazja Błaszczyk, matka
    born 1888
    died 1961
  • Zofia Kowalska née Błaszczyk, córka
    born 16 April 1910
    died 1990
  • Stanisława Gasińska née Błaszczyk, córka
    born 6 April 1917

Recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations:

    22 November 1989
    • Stanisław Błaszczyk
    • Anastazja Błaszczyk
    • Zofia Kowalska née Błaszczyk
    • Stanisława Gasińska née Błaszczyk

Hiding

  • Krystyna Kuniegis
    born 9 September 1942
  • Zofia Kuniegis-Drążkiewicz
    born 9 November 1912 in Warszawa (mazowieckie)
  • Bernard Kuniegis
    died 10 April 1971

Hiding place

  • Warszawa
     

The Blaszczyk Family

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Story of Rescue - The Blaszczyk Family

Anastazja and Stanisław Bałszczyk spent the Nazi occupation in Warsaw at 39/53 Złota Street. They had two daughters: 29-year-old Zofia and 22-year-old Stanisława. In November 1942, they hid Zofia Kunegis at their house. They produced a fake documents for her. Then they helped her husband, Bernard Kuniegis, to find a safe shelter. Stanisław Błaszczyk looked after their 5-year-old daughter, Krystyna Kuigis. After the II World War, the Błaszczyks adopted the girl. They left for Israel in the 1960s. 

Magdalena Leszczyńska, November 2016

Other Stories of Rescue in the Area

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Bibliography

  • Archiwum Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego, 349, 1045
  • Gutman Israel red. nacz., Księga Sprawiedliwych wśród Narodów Świata, Ratujący Żydów podczas Holocaustu
  • Grynberg Michał, Księga Sprawiedliwych

    The lexicon includes the stories of Poles honoured with the title of Righteous Among the Nations in the years 1963-1989. The list of entries is preceded by a preface by Icchak Arad and Chaim CheferThe Righteous of the World.