Israel thanks another Polish Hero, Righteous Among the Nations - the late Rev. Boleslaw Wroblewski, who rescued Jewish children from the Częstochowa ghetto during the Holocaust.
The decoration, during a ceremony in Czestochowa, was presented to the priest's family by Israeli Vice Ambassador Baruch Bosmat. It was received by Boleslaw Antoni Majewski, grandson of the sister of the heroic Rev. Wróblewski.
The event was an opportunity to express thanks to Alon Goldman of the World Union of Czestochowa Jews and Their Descendants, whose efforts led to Father Boleslaw Wróblewski being honored with the medal. Thanks were also extended to the mayor of Częstochowa, Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk, and the director of the Częstochowa Museum, Katarzyna Ozimek.
During the German occupation, Father Wróblewski served as pastor of the cathedral parish in the vicinity of the Częstochowa ghetto. He hid Jewish children removed from behind the walls in orphanages and with Christian families, and forged baptismal certificates. It is estimated that the clergyman saved the lives of dozens of young people.
The Righteous Among the Nations medal is one of the highest honors awarded by the State of Israel to individuals who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.