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https://jfr.org/video-library/reunion-1998/

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Zawalow, Poland... June 1943 - In June 1943, on the eve of Shavuot, the Podhajce ghetto was liquidated. Only a handful of Jews managed to escape. Seeking shelter in the woods, the Jews realized that they could not survive alone. Help was sought from the Bilecki family whom they had known before the war. Genko, Lewko, Julian, and Roman Bilecki agreed to help them. Genko and Lewko showed the Jews where to build a bunker in the woods and for almost a year provided them with food. The bunker was discovered not once, but twice, forcing the Jews to flee. Each time they had to flee, the Bilecki family showed them where to build their new bunker, and they helped to move the desperate Jews to another part of the forest. In the spring of 1944, the area was liberated by the Soviet army. The courage and commitment of the Bilecki family saved the lives of 23 Jewish men, women, and children. In 1998 the JFR reunited Julian and Roman with six of the Jews they saved.

To read more about the Bilecki Family click here.

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Reunion 1998 - The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous

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Zawalow, Poland... June 1943 - In June 1943, on the eve of Shavuot, the Podhajce ghetto was liquidated. Only a handful of Jews managed to escape. Seeking shelter in the woods, the Jews realized that they could not survive alone. Help was sought from the Bilecki family whom they had known before the war.

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After the war Julian Bilecki ended up saving 23 Jew's and was known as a hero to Jew's and was interviewed by many foundations. Julian then said on of his most famous quotes ."All I did was help."

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The Jew's were surviving but also getting caught twice by Nazi forces were eventually found and Liberated by the Red Army. All the Jew's survived and lived on. The Jew's came back and could not stop thanking the Bilecki's for what they did for them.

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The Bileckis knew that the Jew's could not stay in the same place for a long time without getting caught. So they would lead them to other parts of the forest. Confident they could survive the Bileckis gave them best wishes and Good luck. The Jew's were thankful each time they came back.

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Genko,Lewko,Julian and Roman were then helping these 23 Jews by giving them resources like food clothes and knowlaedge. The Bilecki's taught them how to cook. make shelter. and stay warm.

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Bilecki said. “All I did was help,” Bilecki recounted. “We burned wood and cooked only at night. It’s hard to believe we all lived through that time.” These were all said post-WWII.

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Julian Bilecki was a Boy that was born in Podhajce, Eastern Galicia. He was born on a farm and would often help his dad (Eugeniusz Yevgenyi Bilecki) around the farm. Also on the farm were his sister Anna Kifor née Bilecka and his cousin Roman Bilecki.

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The Podhajce ghetto was a ghetto in Zawalow Poland that was help near The Bilecki's farm. It was used to hold and seperate Jew's from the rest of society

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When the Jews at Podhajce ghetto the Nazis rounded up and killed almost everyone. Only about 100 of them survived . They escaped and tried to find somewhere to hide.

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When the Jew's were escaping they stumbled upon the Bilecki's farm. They asked for help and the Bileckis accepted. Genko,Lewko,Julian and Roman were then helping the Jew's hide from Nazi forces.