Choromańska Janina (Przystupa)

Choromańska Janina One day in the autumn of 1942, two men approached Janina Choromańska in Warsaw, introducing themselves as Poles who were interested in renting a room. Although they had “Aryan” papers, Choromańska realized they were Jewish refugees and, stirred by their plight, invited them to stay with her. Szamaj Silberman and Jakub Gurfein took up her offer, and stayed with her for several months, during which time Choromańska looked after them and helped them with their preparations for crossing the border into Hungary. Before they left, the refugees passed on her address to Meir Gliksman and Tuwie Fuehrer, whom Choromańska also sheltered in her home. Gliksman later also crossed the border into Hungary. When Fuehrer informed Choromańska that his niece, who was hiding in a convent near Kraków, was in danger, Choromańska, in a heroic operation, traveled to the convent, and brought her back with her. Uncle and niece stayed in her apartment in Warsaw for several months. After the war, Silberman, Gurfein, and Gliksman immigrated to Israel. Tuwie and his niece perished in unknown circumstances. On September 4, 1996, Yad Vashem recognized Janina Choromańska as Righteous Among the Nations File 7134