Nowak Zenobia ; Daughter: Krucaj Jadwiga (Nowak)

Nowak Zenobia Bogdanowicz-Krucaj Jadwiga Jadwiga Bogdanowicz-Krucaj (née Nowak), was Henia Eisen’s schoolmate. During the war, she and her parents lived in Borysław, Eastern Galicia. When Borysław was occupied, the Germans, assisted by local inhabitants, perpetrated a slaughter among the local Jews in which thousands perished. Henia and her mother fled from the mob and found provisional shelter with the Nowaks. They returned to their home when the pogroms ended and were interned in the local ghetto in the autumn of 1942. Jadwiga repeatedly entered the ghetto and, at risk to her life, provided Henia with food and moral support. Even after Henia was sent to labor camps in Popiele and Jasienica, Jadwiga continued to send food, which was shared with other Jewish prisoners. In the summer of 1944, Henia fled from the camp together with four members of the Helman family: Eryk, his wife Freda, and their sons Shimon and Itzik. They found shelter in a forest near Ratuczyn, where they remained until the Red Army liberated the area. Throughout that time, Jadwiga and her mother spared no effort to sustain Henia and the Helmans, ignoring the dangers for reasons of true friendship without any material reward. After the war, Henia Eisen emigrated to Australia and continued to correspond with Jadwiga Bogdanowicz-Krucaj, her long-time friend. On March 19, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Jadwiga Bogdanowicz-Krucaj, née Nowak, and her mother Zenobia Nowak, as Righteous Among the Nations. File 3617