Given name: Helena Family name: Merenholc (7)

(1)

She worked with devotion at Centos as an organizer of children's corners, in organising 'The Month of the Child' and other social activities. Later, already on the 'Aryan side', under the nickname of Stasia Krolikowska she played an important role in underground activity connected with helping Jews as a part of the Jewish National Committee (ZKN). She belonged to a narrow circle of Basia Berman's collaborators, she was one of the main messengers. She had hundreds of Jews in her care. After the war for many years she worked in the Polish Radio, running broadcasts for children. She retired.

(2)

she worked at the Centos with children

(3)

the Jewish National Committee (ZKN)

(4)

the Centos (the Central Organisation for Orphan Care) employee. Z. Szymanska's colleague. She co-operated with Zegota (Council for Aid to Jews). She visited hiding doctor Zofia Szymanska in nuns convent in Ozarow. She brought her money.

(5)

later highly appreciated employee of the Centos (the Central Organisation for Orphan Care), before the war in the Paedological Clinic of the Society of the Friends of Children (TPD)

(6)

After leaving the ghetto she adopted a Polish surname. Since 15 April 1943 she shared a room with R. Auerbach in a house at the corner of Prozna and Grzybowska streets.

(7)

a messenger of Jewish National Committee (ZKN)

(4)

no dates

(5)

after the war in Warsaw

(4)

Szymanska (Rozenblum), Zofia Bylam tylko lekarzem... (I Was only a Doctor....)

(5)

Braude, Judyta; testimony, Yad Vashem Archives

(1) str.120,129, (2) 64, (3) 12, (4) [s., 133,, 175], (6) s. 282., (7) 80