Dębicki Kazimierz & Dębicka Sylwina (Czaplicka)

Dębicki, Kazimierz Dębicka, Sylwina After they were deported from their home in the territories annexed to the Reich, Kazimierz and Sylwina Dębicki moved to Otwock near Warsaw. In the summer of 1943, the Polish Relief Organization “Rada Główna Opiekuńcza,” which was officially recognized by the Germans, directed a 20-year-old woman with “Aryan” documents in the name of Krystyna Drapała, to the Dębickis’ home. “Krystyna,” who was legally registered in the Population Registry, was employed by the Dębickis as a maid. Although the Dębickis realized from the start that she was a Jewish refugee, they made her welcome and did not tell her they knew she was Jewish. After she came to trust her employers, however, “Krystyna” herself told them, and admitted that her real name was Blima Fryd. The Dębickis watched out for Fryd’s safety and paid her a regular salary, until the area was liberated in September 1944. In risking their lives to save her, the Dębickis were guided by humanitarian considerations only. After the war, Fryd immigrated to Israel where, for many years, she kept up close ties with the Dębickis. On January 16, 1996, Yad Vashem recognized Sylwina Dębicka and Kazimierz Dębicki as Righteous Among the Nations. File 6680