Dydynski Zdzisław

File 1932 Dydyński, Zdzisław During the occupation times, Dydyński Zdzisław saved the lives of Jewish people by providing them help. In 1942, Dydyńdki-Friedman (née: Milgram Róża) Caroline (also known as- Karolina) escaped with her daughter named: Friedman-Dydński Estera from the city of Lodz (pl. Łódź). After hiding in the local woods, begging for a slice of bread and milk (with little child on her hands); Caroline (Róża) eventually arrived to the village of Czarniecka Góra, where her brother Julian (who later perished) worked at the local sawmill. After staying there for a while; in 1942 a liquidation of the local Jewish population took place. At that time, Caroline stood with her daughter in the market square waiting like the other Jewish residence (which were eventually load on the tracks and perished within the gas chambers); she stood at the end at the row, while waiting to be loaded on the truck she saw a restaurant in front of her, as this restaurant had two separate exits; one from the front of the market and the second one from astern, bordering with the “Aryan side.” Caroline entered the restaurant and crossed it, while eventually she managed to escape from the transport and she found herself on the “Aryan side” of the town named- Końskie. After wandering, Caroline managed to contact with her brother acquaintance- Mr. Karbownik; who directly connected her with his organization’s friend- Mr. Dydyński Zdzisław, who lived with his family in Warsaw, at 26 Chmielna Street (apartment number 15th). In September 1942, Caroline reached to Dydyński’s home; while his relative named Ferska Ida cared for her and for her little child. Caroline stayed for a while in his apartment; during her stay in Dydński house, she saw that different types of people were arriving to his home. After a while, she noticed that all of them were Jewish, and that Dydyński provided them with forged documents “Aryan papers.” Even for Caroline and her daughter Estera,Zdzisław arranged for them baptism certificates on the names of Karolina and Maria Patryas. Once when the housekeeper (named: Stanisaław) noticed that to Mr. Dydyński are arriving people and among them he recognized Jews; he immediately informed the local Gestapo, which was supposed to visit them in 5 a.m. Ida Ferska whose “Aryan identity” was approved already, she informed Dydyński’s relatives who were German residents (his mother’s brothers): Behnke Carl (who lived during the occupation times in Berlin) and Behnke Johan who lived in Warsaw (Ida telephoned to him) to inform Zdzisław to come quickly as he can (Ferska spoke German fluently); as in that night he (Zdzisław) slept at his uncle’s house (at Johan’s house). Zdzisław testified that all the people who were arrested weren’t Jews (he even testified that he isn’t Jewish; and that is also truth for all the fugitives); even thought, his uncle Johann arrived to the Gestapo quarters situated on the Sucha Bulverde) and testified in favor of all them. Everyone was released, where only Zdzisław stayed until he testified that he wasn’t Jewish (by physic verification). Afterwards, Caroline with her daughter Estera and with another Jewish fugitives (Zehngut Sara (Sarah) from Kraków; her false identity name was- Ala Radecka; and Dr. Dickman Giza (she was hiding on the false name of- Mrs. Mirska) a Bacteriologist) hid at 24 Mińska Street (Dydyński owned several apartments in the city of Warsaw). Unfortunately, in July 1944 they were forced to move to another hiding place (although he arranged the problem with the blackmailer), they moved to the village of Zakręt; where they also had to move (while Zdzisław helped them in this illegal transfer) to the town named Nowa Miłosna. When Nowa Miłosna was liberated they waited till the Praga destrict of Warsaw will be liberated, thus in order to return to it. Afterwards, they have returned to it, and stayed at 24 Mińska Street. Another fugitive, whose life was saved byDydyński, was Freidman-Finkielstein Sabina (née: in the city of Czarniecka Góra). In the beginning of 1943, her brother named Mendel (who lived at that time on “Aryan papers,” on the “Aryan side” of Warsaw near the Ghetto) connected her with Dydyński. Sabina possessed an “Aryan papers,” but she lived at that time in Skarżysko (at Końskie county; Kielce voivodeship) and she was visiting her brother at Warsaw. Her brother told her to invoke the name of Mr. Karbownik the secretary of the Stąporków district. As she had done so, Mr. Dydyński accepted her immiedietly to his apartment at 26 Chmielna Street (apartment number 15th). In several times, Sabina was hiding at Dydyński’s apartment. Unfortunately, while in May 1943, she traveled to Skarżysko in order to save the lives of her parents, who were already lead out to Skarżysko’s train station, one Polish woman who knew Sabina started to shout loudly: “…This is a Jew, daughter of Frydman the Slaugther from Czarniecka Góra. Arrest her!” Wrote, Freidman-Finkielstein Sabina in her testimony to Yad Vashem. Afterwards, Sabina was caught and transported to Auschwitz concentration camp and after that to Belgen-Belsen. She managed to survive, and immigrated after the war to United States and settled in New York. As to Dydyńdki-Friedman (née: Milgram Róża) Caroline, after the war she married Dydński Zdzisław, and the couple together with Caroline’s daughter- Estera, immigrated to Canada and settled down in the city of Montreal. On the 25th of December 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Dydyński Zdzisław, as a Righteous Among the Nations.