Julian worked in social care. Immediately after the start of World War II when the Germans entered Lodz, they found themselves immediately in the list of enemies of the Third Reich. They had to immediately leave his hometown. They lived in his small house in Cegłowie, near Minsk Mazowiecki. Hence the continued activity in the ranks of the Polish left in the underground Polish Socialist Party. When I became chairman Julian Grobelny Żegoty, he and his wife often stayed in Warsaw, living with friendly people. For your safety and those who stayed, a place of residence changed every one or two nights. convoluted conspiratorial way of life led me one afternoon in December 1942 to the gate house at Zurawia 24, on the third floor. At the prearranged password, the door opened and I stood before the "Trojan". Meeting him was motivated to make contact. Acting in a cell five, and then a ten in the department of social welfare and health of city government - saving the Jews. We had, however, increasing difficulties in obtaining material resources for the persecuted. Germany in mid-September, 1939 issued an order removing from the work of all those who were Jewish and the withdrawal of aid poor people Jewish, which under the Act of 1923 could receive help from social services as well as Poles.
walked to the ghetto and tried to move out as many children, because the situation day by day to deteriorate. Working in this department m.in . Stefania Wichlińską with a friend, a liaison Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, I learned that organizing a Zegota is funding the Government Delegation. After reviewing the activities of our three already in saving Jews Julian Grobelny, who has always had a sense of humor, replied: "Well, Jolanta (a nickname I had in the cell of PPS in the City Council), we do collectively as" good business "- you have a team of trusted people, and we'll have the funds necessary to grasp more and more persecuted." And so began the next chapter of my work in the Polish underground. After a month I was entrusted with the management of children's paper, whose first director was Mr. Alexander Dargielowa. She had to resign from this job because professional work in the CWC did not allow her to work in extremely absorbent Zegota. In his memoirs
behaved as the great Julian Grobelny man and patriot. He took an active part in the three Silesian Uprisings. He respected and always carry aid minorities and fought for their rights and give them respect. He was indefatigably diligent, demanding much from each other, and then from subordinates. He
crystal character. He had a rare trait in humans in high places, has acted in matters great and important, while it was important that every person for him. He was able to show an interest in anyone in need. There were incidents that alarmed me by phone, calling for an immediate arrival meeting. I was hurrying, knowing that I will entrust some weighty task to fulfill, because it happened. And it turned out that you need, urgently, and a unique sensitivity to deal with a Jewish child, who was murdered in front of their parents. At other times told me to immediately go with a trusted physician and medicines to the forest between the Celestynów Otwock, because there at the bottom of garbage hiding his mother with a baby. Foods reported its teacher from a neighboring village. But the baby was very sick and needed medical support. Luv 'Trojan' and commitment the best performance on his / her position of President Żegoty became appealing to him not only the sympathy of the entire environment, but also admiration.
worked tirelessly for days and often nights. He had a very cheerful disposition, while a strange power of his interior work on the surroundings immensely reassuring. In his company, despite the constant threat around, despite the horror that was everywhere, that his inner strength to work so that everyone felt safe. "Trojan" was the initiator of fiery proclamations in the underground press. Addressed m.in . to the Government Delegation with multiple appeals for the systematic eradication of blackmail. He asked for an ordinance blackmailers threatened the death penalty. He wanted it to pass on cases of blackmail Zegota special court. This caused the Zegota issued leaflets, which called for the Polish community to help the Jews. With a passion to fight the plague of blackmailers. Although the responsibility for all the institutions subordinate to him, both he and his wife Helena had been taking care of a dozen people - Jews, former colleagues from the PPS.
He cared about the whole Our team, the best example is his part in my release. When I was in jail on several occasions Pawiak was receiving secret messages from him reassuring me that Zegota doing everything to make me get out of this hell. When it was possible to bribe a member of the Gestapo and buy me out of prison even though I already issued a death sentence - Julian Grobelny with the entire management Żegoty without hesitation put up the required amount.
ghetto When people stood up to fight (April 1943), the great merit of "Trojan" was that did his best and for the provision of troił arms to the combatants.
His innate tact and ability to get along with people always give good results for the harmonious interaction of Zegota, even though the board consisted of representatives of all political parties except the National Party and the PPR.
entire occupation of both spouses lived in poverty. Sometimes even that they were hungry. As an active action in the PPS received, moreover, as all members of the small benefits. For this small income came from the garden at a house in Cegłowie. All this were not enough for good food, because prices often rise from day to day. Not having your own apartment in Warsaw, moving frequently from place to place, they were forced to eat in town, which has not always had enough money, and with active tuberculosis Grobel this condition steadily worsened his health. When the spring of 1944, was arrested in Minsk Mazowiecki, in his misfortune had a bit of "luck." The Gestapo arrested him for not as the President Żegoty, because I do not know, but only as a dangerous activist of the Polish left. This was of enormous importance, because you know that the worse punishment, including death penalty, Germany mete for any help Jews. Smaller the penalty for keeping such weapons in an apartment than a Jew.
Our whole environment seemed aware, however that the "Trojan" at their advanced disease and destruction of war or torture, or severe everyday existence in prison will not stand. So everything was done to provide it with medicines and nutritious food. Helped in this m.in . doctors deeply rooted in the underground, such as: Dr. Zofia Franio - director of anti clinic, Dr. Mieczyslaw Ropek Hospital Street lung disease. Plock, Dr. Juliusz Majkowski - Head Offices Sanitation Street. Quiet 1915 in Warsaw, and Dr. Jan Rutkiewicz - member of the PPS. Thanks to these efforts, "Trojan" live to see the end of the war and he could leave the prison. He became the first governor
in Minsk Mazowiecki, but serious illness, and the systematic destruction of the body through the 5.5 years of occupation meant that after a year's honorable work in his new position ended the life (in 1946). He was buried with full honors a distinguished activist in the presence of many friends of the PPS and Żegoty slept in a cemetery in Minsk. School children and civil Pawlak, a local social activist, caring for his grave. Helena long could not cope with the loss of her husband. She sold a house in Cegłowie and for some of the money bought a one-room apartment in Lodz. She
very ill. As everyone who received the medal "Righteous Among the Nations from getting a foundation in New York symbolic material aid and medicines from the Foundation. Anne Frank in Basel. I traveled many times to her, to Lodz. Exhausted experiences of war, when she lived in constant fear of her husband, Mrs. Helen died in 1993 she took part in the funeral Mrs MA Halina Grubowska - as a representative of the Jewish Historical Institute - And many friends and colleagues from the PPS. In memory of Helena all of us will always remain a faithful companion of her husband Julian in all his doings.
never forget that the life of Julian Grobelny "Trojan horse" was a constant struggle for the welfare and social justice for all Polish citizens regardless of religious belief and national.
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