by Katarzyna Sosna
Gimnazjum nr 2 im. św. Walentego w Bieruniu
Holocaust has been spoken a lot, but those who saved its potential victims seem to be forgotten. I’d like to present you a few people who, hazarding their own lives, rescued the others.
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Jerzy and Irena Krępeć |
Irena and Jerzy Krępeć were the heroes, as they hid the Jews on their farm. The Jews were employed there and earned money. Their children could illegally go to school together with village children. The married couple organized them fake IDs. They gave them all the necessary things, as food, clothes, accommodation and psychological support. Their neighbours knew about the hidden Jews but they didn’t bring them out and 30 Jews survived the war in this way.