Given name: Heniek Family name: Zemsz

  • YES
  • Male
  • Heniek
  • Zemsz
  • 1943-07-07
  • 1911
  • Warszawa
  • he was from craftsman-trader family. He was jack of all trades, he constructed different machines in his workshop at Grzybowski Square No. 10 and he made it good. In the ghetto he worked at the area of brushmakers' shop at Walowa Street No. 4. A member of Haszomer Hacair, from 24 April 1943 he was in the shelter at Swietojerska Street No. 38 and later at Swietojerska Street No. 36. When on 8 May Germans discovered this shelter they managed to escape together with Lopata and Najberg and they hid at 3rd floor of the burnt house at Swietojerska 34. He made a copy of the key so that the close water main could have been opened on 23 May. On 1 June he left with his family the hideout and moved to the wild area'. He opposed going to the Polski Hotel. His ingenuity and skillful hands save from many troubles the hiding Jews. He was married and had a little son Leos, he felt in love in young Lwinson and his wife in Lolek Lewinson. He died in the night 7/8 July

  • activists
  • he had a heart of gold, very resourceful, understanding, brave warrior.

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