Cecylia and Maciej Brogowski

Cecylia and Maciej Brogowski
NationalityPolish
HonoursRighteous Among the Nations
Cecylia and Maciej Brogowski and Righteous Among the Nations from Bełżec, plaque in school
Righteous
Among the Nations
By country

Cecylia (1905–1980) and Maciej Brogowski (1902–1955)[1] were a Polish Catholic couple, recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for having sheltered a Jewish girl named Irena Sznycer in their village of Bełżec during the German occupation in Poland in World War II.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Story of Rescue - The Brogowski Family". sprawiedliwi.org.pl. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ "The Righteous Among The Nations. Brogowski Family. Brogowski Maciej (1902-1955), Brogowska Cecylia (1905-1980 ), wife". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Exceptional meeting of two families". Memorial Site in Bełżec. Bełżec: The State Museum at Majdanek. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.