Krystyna Dańko
Krystyna Dańko | |
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Polish Righteous among the Nations | |
Spouse | Mieczysław Dańko |
Children | 3 |
Righteous Among the Nations |
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Krystyna Dańko,
Krystyna Dańko received her medal at the request of Maryna (Maria) Bartoń,
Several years before the outbreak of World War II, Krystyna Dańko established a close friendship with Lusia, the eldest daughter of the Kokoszko family, who was her high school classmate. Krystyna spent a great deal of time in their home. Once the Holocaust began, she did everything in her power to help the family survive the
Rescuing the Kokoszkos
After the Kokoszkos' successful escape from the ghetto, Krystyna helped to hide them, including the father, mother and Helena (Lusia), in a secret location at a nearby village. She took the youngest daughter, age 11, on a train to the capital, where the girl was placed in a Polish orphanage in Warsaw under an assumed name.[2]
Krystyna became the liaison between the family and their youngest child, delivering messages and information back and forth. Krystyna asked nothing in return for her heroic effort, stating that helping others was her moral obligation as a human being.
In 1951 Krystyna Dańko,
Two other members of Dańko family were awarded their medals posthumously on 16 December 2008: Jadwiga Dańko,
References
- ^ "Nie zastanawiałam się nawet dlaczego – tylko robiłam" (in Polish). wiez.com.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ a b c d Yad Vashem, 2008, Featured Stories: Krystyna Danko, Poland The Righteous Among the Nations at The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
- ^ Museum of the History of the Polish Jews) (in Polish)
- ^ (in Polish) Sprawiedliwi wśród Narodów Świata (Otwocczanie): Krystyna Dańko. Source: Muzeum Ziemi Otwockiej. Internet Archive
- ^ Pawel Chadzynski, "Righteous Ones"[dead link] Nowy Dziennik - New York Polish daily, December 13, 1999
- ^ Sabina Bauman, "Czwarty marsz" (The Fourth March of the Living) Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Linia otwocka September 26, 2005.
- ^ (in Polish) Społeczny Komitet Pamięci Żydów Otwockich i Karczewskich (webpage) Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, 2002-2007, featuring photo of Krystyna Dańko with Toronto writer Marian Domański (2007). Otwock Branch of Polska Rada Chrześcijan i Żydów Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (Poland’s Advisory of Christians and Jews). Sekcja terenowa; Zbigniew Nosowski, President.
- Museum of the History of the Polish Jews) (in Polish)
- ^ Krzysztof Czubaszek (2017-07-10). "Pani Krystyna Dańko, mieszkanka Śródmieścia, skończyła 100 lat". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ISBN 9788389186317.
- The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, Kystyna Danko, Poland