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Temple Sinai of Glendale
On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ed Burzminski and his daughter Mia shared the story of Stefania, Helena and Max at Temple Sinai in Glendale, CA. It was a new experience for the Temple to have a speaker share a Holocaust story from a rescuer’s perspective....
Space Command – Los Angeles Air Force Base
It was an honor and a privilege to share Fusia, Helena, Max’s story with hundreds of base personnel at Space Command Los Angeles AFB, Vandenberg AFB in California and Patrick AFB in Florida. Base commander Betsy Beets was blown away, saying “I was not expecting...
Greensburg-Salem High School Presentation
A high school senior at Greensburg-Salem High School near Pittsburgh PA, was doing a project on Stefania “Fusia” Podgórska for her social studies class and wanted to learn more. This young lady reached out to Ed Burzminski through the Stefi Foundation’s website, which...
Jewish Community Center – Redondo Beach
The Jewish Community Center in Redondo Beach CA screened the movie “Hidden In Silence”, the story of teenage Stefania “Fusia” Podgorska along with her adolescent sister Helena who together rescued thirteen Jews from the Nazis by hiding them in an attic for nearly two...
Courage and Conscience – The Story of the Podgórska Sisters
Jill Brown, Director of Public Programs at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, moderated this online event. Ed Burzminski and his sister Krystyna Diamant told the story of their parents, Stefania Podgórska Burzminski, Josef Burzminski (formerly Max Diamant) and...
The Light In Hidden Places – a novel about Stefania Podgorska
On sale worldwide in March 2020, "The Light In Hidden Places" is a novel by Sharon Cameron, published by Scholastic Press for the young-adult audience. This novel tells the story of Stefania Podgorska's compassion, tolerance and courage in rescuing 13 Jews from the...
Yom Hashoah – Arizona Jewish Historical Society
Ed Burzminski speaks about Stefi and Joe's story on May 3, 2019 for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance for the Or Adam congregation and the Arizona Jewish Historical Society at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Historical Museum in Phoenix, AZ. ...