One of the most important people in Fusia's life was her little sister Helena.  As a child, Helena was thrust into the situation to hide 13 people, and she was fully committed to helping no matter the cost. As a child, Helena was less likely to be noticed by the...

Krystyna Nawara is one of the people Fusia rescued.  A warm and loving person, Krystyna has remained in close contact with Fusia and Joe since the end of the war.  Krystyna says Fusia was like her second mother, having lived together in Przemysl and Wroclaw...

Denise Alexander played the character Dr. Leslie Weber on "General Hospital", a popular daytime television drama during the 1970s and 1980s.  Denise was the driving force to produce a movie about Fusia's, Helena's and Max's experience. Having reached-out to the...

Monika Lach teaches history at Skola Podstawowa Nr 1 (Primary School #1) in Przemysl, Poland.  In her class, Monika teaches a section aboutFusia and Helena, their local heroes.  Monika's daughter, also a student at the school, wrote and essay about Fusia...

With a long history of directing successful television shows and made for television movies, Richard Colla honored Fusia's wishes of not making this a love story, but a story of altruism and a love of all people.  Richard brilliantly directed "Hidden in...

  Marble Terrace board and care in Tarzana, CA was where Stefi lived the last three years of her life.  Owned by Elizabeth Godlewska, and staffed by primarily Polish speaking caregivers, Stefi spent her last days in a comfortable, caring home. ...

Sharon Cameron is an accomplished writer of young adult books.  With the backing of Scholastic Press, Sharon is  currently writing a novel for young adults based on Stefi's experience.  The book is tentatively scheduled to be released in early 2020.

For many years, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous would send some money every month for Stefi's support.   This organization provides financial support for countless people throughout the world considered "Righteous Gentiles", non-Jews who helped Jewish people...

Sy Rotter was a president and founder of the Washington Liaison Office LLC.  Mr. Rotter took a special interest in Stefi and Joe producing and directing the documentary titled "The Other Side of Faith".

Susan Pettit was formerly and is once again the publisher of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, part of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  One of Ed's clients at in the early 1990s, Ed shared Fusia's story with Susan who immediately thought this should be a TV...