" Fair grow as the palm tree,
Grows like a cedar of Lebanon.
Be planted in the house of the Lord,
Wyrastają in the courts of our God.
Even in old age produce fruit,
They are fully armed and freshness."

Psalm 92:13-15

Interviewer:

Katarzyna Kędzierska,
Maria Pawlak
Email:
kzkedzierska@gmail.com,
pawlak.mary@gmail.com
Adress:
Warsaw, Poland

Savior:

Family Name:
Żak
First Name:
Czesława
Father Name:
Żak Stanisław
Mother Name:
Żak Teresa
Birth Date:
1927
Town In Holocaust:
Warsaw
Country In Holocaust:
Poland

March of the Living meets Czeslawa Zak

Canadian students that participated in the March of the Living met with Czesława Żak - one of Righteous Among the Nations.

Earlier in the week the organizers interviewed her and made a short 10 minute film on her story.

This film was shown to the students during a special program on Wednesday night.

Czesława Żak was given flowers and an award by two of the student representatives. She received a standing ovation from the 500+ students and survivors in attendance.

from: Museum of the History of Polish Jews

March of the Living - April 21, 2009

March of the Living - the form of education of young people, primarily Jews. Is organized since 1988 by the Israeli Ministry of Education in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Since 1996 the March of the Living is organized every year. It takes place at the Holocaust Memorial Day.
Participating in the march is to provide a certificate by the memory of those murdered in the Nazi Germans during World War II. It has also be manifestation of attachment to such values as dignity and equality of all people, tolerance, the right of every person to live in peace.

Tracks left in the camp at Birkenau wooden plate - as a symbol of Jewish tombstones. May 2008

One of the American groups which paricipatied in March met with Polish youth in Warsaw. I waj at such meeting. Three hours workshops were extraorinary adventure. Next new friends. It wa afternoon fool of laughter and play. Disadest thingwas that they did not know antything about our country. Except that there were Concantration Camps during the Second Worl War. I hope that meeting with young people changed these view of Poland and they won't throw war. But for example with beautiful Cracow or Warsaw as well duplings which sticj to these memory.
photo and first tekst from : wikipedia

by Marysia

I am very pleased that not only we want to know the history of Poles Mrs. Żak. I was surprised that young people up to Canady was interested!

by Marysia

Po - Lin forgotten place ...

This year I saw over ten films. Although the had similar theme one of them made the biggest impresion on me. This film is " Po- lin" made by Joanna Dylewska. It is story about wold of Jewsh before start of Second World War in Galicia. (" Po- lin" is in Hebrow Poland used by Jewish arriving to Poland) What makes this film worth seeing is auntentic film material from 20's and 30's made by Polish emigrants of Jewish origin who lifed in USA. This wonderful world left and will not return. The film is close my hard because it tell about places. Wich I know very well. My father comes from around City Rzeszów. Town such Kolbuszowa, Sędziszów I remember well from vacation at my grandma. But I never saw there Jew. The world from the movie is unkonow, misterious and extraordinacy. It's hard belive that so many years lived there Jews and there is no trance of theme. Nobody remember than anymore they are erase from histry of the town. I wonder if Mrs Czesława misses that world. Thinks to this movie I saw in what world my grandma grew up, mulicultural Poland.

"At the outbreak of World War II, lived in Poland, 3.5 million Jews, which accounted for 10 percent. residents of the Republic. " "Jews fleeing from Germany before pogromami and pestilence, came to polish. Met with hospitality and friendly response. They said in Hebrew "Po-Lin" - dwell here - giving the name of Jewish Poland. So proclaims XIII century legend "- fragment filmu

This may be because so many Poles in the Institute Yad Vashen, they wanted to save the World Pre ...

Personnel from the movie

http://polin.org.pl/ - Heritage of Polish Jews
http://www.filmweb.pl/f480047/Po-lin+Okruchy+pami%C4%99ci,2008 - FILMWEB

by Marysia