caroline
26 Mar 2008
Genealogy / Looking for anyone with last name similar to Bejenkow or Bejenkowa [2]
Hello. Please excuse me if this letter is out of place but I am hoping that someone can help me. My father's name was Morris (Moritz) Breitbart. He is listed under Jews living in the Lodz ghetto.When the ghetto was closed, all the Jews were packed into a train heading to Tremblinka for extermination by gas. My father jumped the train and hid in the woods. He was a teenager. He saw a farmhouse in the town of Nova Wola. (the town near Zelow and Kaminsk) My dad was actually born in Szczercow and the Nazis burned down that town so he went from Kaminsk to Zelow. Anywaym this poor, old woman took my father in and saved his life. He was first in the attic and then in a hole under a stable. The reason I know this is because my father wrote a diary on scraps of paper that the woman gave him. Her name, this ANGEL was Genia Bejenkowa. My father wrote about her on this papers. I remember as a child my dad sending money and packages to Poland.But then, he had a massive coronary and diet at 48 yrs old. My mother was only 38. A few yrs ago, my mom had a stroke and she doesn't remember details about my father. I am not sure he even told her. She, too, is a survivor but was lucky enough to end up in Siberia. My husband and I and my brother are leaving for Poland on April 6. I have tried to find someone related to this woman. My brother put together a book from my father's original writings. This woman's name is mentioned in the book. To my family, she is truly a HERO. I want to honor this family. If someone can help me, it would be so very appreciated. Thank you for reading.
Hello. Please excuse me if this letter is out of place but I am hoping that someone can help me. My father's name was Morris (Moritz) Breitbart. He is listed under Jews living in the Lodz ghetto.When the ghetto was closed, all the Jews were packed into a train heading to Tremblinka for extermination by gas. My father jumped the train and hid in the woods. He was a teenager. He saw a farmhouse in the town of Nova Wola. (the town near Zelow and Kaminsk) My dad was actually born in Szczercow and the Nazis burned down that town so he went from Kaminsk to Zelow. Anywaym this poor, old woman took my father in and saved his life. He was first in the attic and then in a hole under a stable. The reason I know this is because my father wrote a diary on scraps of paper that the woman gave him. Her name, this ANGEL was Genia Bejenkowa. My father wrote about her on this papers. I remember as a child my dad sending money and packages to Poland.But then, he had a massive coronary and diet at 48 yrs old. My mother was only 38. A few yrs ago, my mom had a stroke and she doesn't remember details about my father. I am not sure he even told her. She, too, is a survivor but was lucky enough to end up in Siberia. My husband and I and my brother are leaving for Poland on April 6. I have tried to find someone related to this woman. My brother put together a book from my father's original writings. This woman's name is mentioned in the book. To my family, she is truly a HERO. I want to honor this family. If someone can help me, it would be so very appreciated. Thank you for reading.