Sadowska Anna (Lukowska)

Lubicz-Sadowska, Anna In the winter of 1942, ten-year-old Ewa Feldman fled from the Kraków ghetto with her mother and sister. As they wandered outdoors in the harsh winter, Ewa’s feet became frostbitten and Zegota placed her in a hospital, where doctors amputated her toes. After Ewa and her mother and sister were transferred to Warsaw, Zofia Kossak*, a famous author and the founder of Zegota, delivered her to Anna Sadowska of Gory (Promna county, near Bialobrzegi). Ewa’s legs were in such poor condition that the doctors thought it best to amputate them. Sadowska objected to this vehemently, took the Jewish girl into her home over her husband’s objections, and treated her so devotedly that she began to walk. After Ewa’s mother died and her sister vanished, her fate forever unknown, Sadowska adopted Ewa as her daughter. Ewa remained with Sadowska until 1946 and only afterwards moved to a Jewish orphanage. The events of the war had affected Ewa so badly that she could not recover. Sadowska, who had treated her like a loving mother, visited her regularly in her new home, monitored her care, and supported her warmly until she died under tragic circumstances. On March 3, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Anna Lubicz-Sadowska as Righteous Among the Nations.