Fogg Mieczyslaw

Fogg, Mieczysław Mieczysław Fogg of Warsaw, one of the most famous Polish singers before the war, did not abandon his Jewish friends during the German occupation. It was at Fogg’s initiative that Ignacy Singer (known as Ivo Wesby), conductor of the political cabaret band “Quid pro quo,” escaped from the Warsaw ghetto with his wife, Lola, and their daughter. Fogg put up the Singers in his apartment until the end of the war when they immigrated to the United States. Fogg also hid in his apartment for a few days his friend Stanisław Tempel, a recording engineer from Wilno. Despite Fogg’s warnings, Tempel went back into the ghetto to stay with his family. His fate is unknown. Stanisław Kopf, a singing teacher, also received assistance from Fogg. Ignac Zalcsztain, another Jewish friend of Fogg’s, hid in the janitor’s apartment of Fogg’s building, where Fogg provide him with food and money. After the war, Zalcsztajn immigrated to Belgium. Fogg was known in enlightened Polish circles for his liberal views and humanitarian values, which prompted him to help his Jewish friends in their darkest hour. On October 26, 1989, Yad Vashem recognized Mieczysław Fogg as Righteous Among the Nations.