Michael Stołowicki and Gertruda Babilińska years after the Holocaust. Gertruda, a Catholic nanny, hid Michael from the Nazis when he was a young Jewish boy living in Poland. Yad Vashem
Before the war, Catholic nanny Gertruda Babilińska cared for Michael Stołowicki, the young son of a Jewish family living in Warsaw. She remained loyal to the family when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. After Michael’s mother died, Gertruda risked her life to protect the five-year-old during the Holocaust. She secured false identification papers for him and hid him from the Nazis.
With Mother’s Day approaching, join us to learn about Gertruda’s sacrifices and devotion to raise Michael and fulfill his mother's dying wish.
Guest
Kyra Schuster, Lead Acquisitions Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live on YouTube or Facebook. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
