In an interview, Fr Czesław Bartnik called it 1 of the most precious diamonds in Poland. besides 30 years ago, at the age of 84, Jan Dobraczyński died. Outstanding Polish author and respected publicist. writer of the national-democratic press – “Easy from the Bridge” and “National Thought”.
Member of the National Party. A associate in the September run and Warsaw Uprising, Brigadier General, MP for the Parliament of the Polish People's Republic I and 9th term. associate of the September 1939 run and the Warsaw Uprising. He fought in the September run serving in the 2nd Horse firearm Regiment. He fought in the September run serving in the 2nd Horse firearm Regiment. During the Nazi business he stayed in Warsaw, from 1941 he worked in the Faculty of Social Welfare of the Municipal Management. Since December 1939 he has been co-editor of “Walka”, the press body of NOW and the Board of the Main National organization (whose member) and the addition to “Walka” “Soldier of large Poland”. In December 1939, he founded a fight with Stanisław Piasecki. another journals that he edited during the business were “The Causes of the Nation” – as head of the cultural department from 1943 to 1944, “The Voice of the Homeland” – a letter addressed to Poles exported to Germany. He besides collaborated with the journals “Truth” and “The fact of the Young” (1942–1944). He was a co-worker of Zogota. Thanks to his determination, about 700 judaic children were saved. As an officer of NOW and AK, he participated in the Warsaw Uprising, initially as an officer of the staff of the “North” Group in the Old Town – he then headed the branch of the Information and Propaganda (BiP) of the Home Army. After the liquidation of the North Group, he led BiP in Mokotów from 6 September. He besides edited the "Information Communication" of BiP. After his surrender, he stayed in German POW camps in Bergen-Belsen and then in Gross-born and Sandbostel.
In May 1945, after his liberation from the POW camp, he returned to Poland. In the same year he became a associate of the Union of Polish Literature. From 1945 to 1946 he was the editor of the weekly "Today and Tomorrow", from the environment of which the majority of activists founded by Bolesław Piasecki in 1947 of the Association "Pax". From 1953 to 1956, he presided over the Committee of the editorial board "The Common Week". From 1952 to 1956, he was a associate of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Poland for the ‘Pax’ Association. In 1949, he was a delegate of the National Council of Peace Defenders to the legislature of Peace Defenders in Paris and the Polish-Soviet relationship Society. president of the Provisional Council of the National Patriotic National Revival Movement (PRON)
Jan Dobraczyński and Bohdan Poręba
He has worked in many organizations and associations – since 1958 he has been a associate of the Polish PEN Club, from 1966 to 1970 he was a associate of the Board of the Main Board of the Union of Polish Literature, since 1968 he has been president of the Association Council ZAiKS, since 1980 vice president of the Chief Executive Board of the ZBOWiD. He besides belonged to the European Culture Association (SEC) – since 1977 he has been a associate of its Executive Board and in 1981 vice president of the Polish Branch.
In October 1988 he became a resolution of the Council of State of the Polish People's Republic promoted to the rank of Brigadier General at rest. The nomination was given in Belvedere by the president of the State Council, I KC Secretary PZPR General Wojciech Jaruzelski.
Awarded among others: Silver Cross of Merit with Swords (1944), Włodzimierz Pietrzak Award (1949), Golden Cross of Merit (1951), Officer Cross of the Order of Restitution of Poland (1954), Officer Cross of the Order of Restitution of Poland (1955), Commander Cross of the Order of Restitution of Poland (1969), Order of the labour Championship (1982), Order of the civilian Building Poland (1984), Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari (1985), B. Piasecki Award (1986), “Just Among the Nations” (1993)
Dobraczyński: “Why did I save? It's simple. There was tolerance in my household home. We didn't have much contact with the Jews. Since specified contacts occurred, they were not unusual. Conversations were held on various subjects, without any hostility. I besides had judaic colleagues at school, and 1 of them was my best friend for 3 years. The Jews we were in contact with were spiritual in a way – I would say – normal. due to the fact that the Jews of Mosaics shunned Christians. We weren't curious in their religion either. any of their customs seemed unusual to us. But I don't know any spiritual conflicts.
From the collections of Luke Jastrzeżski
Besides what I said above, it's not a secret to anyone that I'm a native. These environments are frequently accused of anti-Semitism. In fact, if you insist on calling this phenomenon anti-Semitism, you gotta talk about the economical anti-Semitism of national environments. specified anti-Semitism never had anything to do with the racial anti-Semitism that appeared in Nazi Germany. economical anti-Semitism in Polish national environments was due to the fact that in Poland before the war there was a very large, 12% judaic population index. In the field of trade, the judaic participation was so large that certain areas were entirely in their hands. specified economical competition must have created conflicts. In that sense, indeed, I was an economical anti-Semite.
But my anti-Semitism never reached out to take anyone's life! Therefore, there is no contradiction between my anti-Semitism and the fact that erstwhile it was necessary, I saved Jews and judaic children. So I saved them primarily due to the fact that they were children due to the fact that they were persecuted due to the fact that they were threatened with death due to the fact that Jews were human... I would save anyone at hazard of death, and the kid – all kid – is especially close to me. That's what my Catholic religion says. I didn't anticipate any reward or even verbal approval. If I could save the lives of respective 100 children, I did. This fact alone is my best and adequate reward.”
Jan Dobraczyński, E. Kurek, “Jewish Children in Convents”, Lublin 2004.
Developed Łukasz Jastrzębski.
