Given name: Unknown Family name: Wiśniewski

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  • Male
  • Wiśniewski

  • From 1941 married to Ludwika; in 1941 he lived in Stalowa Street No 41; together with his wife he run fruit processing plant at Stalowa Street; at the end of 1941 he took care of the Krystyna Gronowska, a Jewess with whom they survived the war; at the end of 1941 he moved with his wife and Krysia to Ewa Purgacz at Sulkowskiego Street; they moved for the security reasons to Panska Street No 51; during the Warsaw uprising they escaped to the Old Town; 16 September 1944 they were deported by the Germans to the camp in Pruszkow and from there for the slave labour to Bavaria; after the return from the labour camp in Bavaria they lived in a little room by Alicja Heczko; after the war he had his own flat at Zbarska Street; in 1958 Krysia Gronowska left for Israel to her parents.

  • Testimony of Ludwika Wisniewska concerning her care of a Jewish child, Krystyna Gronowska, during the German occupation. On pp. 9-10, Krystyna Gronowska's letter requesting help by offering employment to Ludwika Wisniewska. Page 11 a newspaper clipping with Krystyna Gronowska photograph – 'queen of the ball'. Pp. 12-13: scanned envelope of Krystyna Gronowska's letter to Ludwika Wisniewska. Written on 10 October 1964. Original, longhand, different formats, in Polish, no copy. <b>Archive of the Jewish Historical Institute </b>
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