Kemnitz Edward ; Father: Wojciech

Kemnitz, Edward Kemnitz, Wojciech Wojciech Kemnitz owned a tin, zinc and aluminum manufacturing business in Warsaw that continued to operate during the occupation, under the direction of his son, Edward. When Edward’s friend, Leon Hercberg, needed somewhere to hide, Edward arranged forged papers for him and found him a place to stay with one of his friends. He and his father supported Leon financially and procured food and clothes for him, as well as hiding Leon’s valuables in their home until the end of the war. Edward also helped Anula Rosenthal, taking her to his wife’s estate and acquiring “Aryan” papers for her and her mother that enabled them to reside in Warsaw. In his testimony to Yad Vashem, Edward admitted to having been a member of the anti-Semitic Stronnictwo Narodowe (National Party) before the war. “My views on this subject changed during the war…. I was deeply shocked by the tragedy of the Jewish people and tried to do my best to help them. So did my family.” On June 10, 1982, Yad Vashem recognized Wojciech Kemnitz and his son, Edward Kemnitz, as Righteous Among the Nations.