In Nazi-occupied Przemyśl, Poland, two Catholic girls rescued 13 Jews
by hiding them in an attic for nearly two years. With unshakable
courage, 16-year-old Stefania Podgórska and eight-year-old Helena
Podgórska chose humanity over hate, even while their own lives hung
in the balance. Stefania and Helena Podgórska were named Righteous
Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1979, and their heroism has been
widely recognized. In 1993, Stefania gave a speech alongside
then-President Bill Clinton and other dignitaries at the dedication of
the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum. The story is the subject
of a 1996 television movie titled Hidden in Silence and a 2020 novel
titled The Light in Hidden Places. Join Los Angeles Museum of the
Holocaust for a conversation about the legacy of the Podgórska
sisters with Stefania's children, Ed Burzminski and Krystyna Diamant.
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