Bomba Kazimierz (Uchwat)& Kazimiera (Uchwat)

Bomba, Kazimierz Bomba, Kazimiera In the autumn of 1942, Wiktor Moskwa turned up at the Bombas’ home, in the village of Niebylec in the Rzeszów district, seeking temporary shelter for his sister-in-law, Dora Wilner, a school friend of Kazimiera’s. The Bombas agreed to take in Dora Wilner, and already on the following day, Moskwa took his sister-in-law to the railway station in the village of Babica, where Bomba was waiting for her. Despite the danger, Bomba accompanied Wilner on the 15-kilometer trek to his home in broad daylight. The Bombas, prompted by a childhood friendship that was resumed under conditions of fear and danger, looked after Wilner devotedly for the two months she was there, without expecting anything in return. As arranged with Moskwa, after the two months were up, Bomba took Wilner to a new hiding place in Babica. Bomba was also helping other Jews hiding in the area, who knocked on his door at dead of night, asking for help (in his testimony Kazimierz mentions a Jew named Herszek Rath).The rumor that the Bombas were helping Jews spread through the village, and, two days after Wilner’s departure, the Bombas’ house was raided. Kazimierz was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp. After the war, Wilner emigrated to Australia, where, until her death, she kept up a correspondence with her saviors. On October 31, 1991, Yad Vashem recognized Kazimiera and Kazimierz Bomba as Righteous Among the Nations. File 4366