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A Selfless Act that Deserves At Least a Medal (Nesobecký Akt, Který si Zaslouží Alespoň Medaili)

March 26, 2009

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Anna Pospichalova is not an ordinary woman. As you may have recently heard on news, she just received the award of Righteous Among Nations. Why did she receive this prestigious prize that so far only 22,000 people from around the world have received? She just wanted to save the lives of three Jews during World War Two, while risking imprisonment, torture, or even death. This Slovak-born lady, now living in the Czech Republic, already received one award for her good deed about five years ago, thus, she was very surprised when she found out she had won this award as well.

 

Anna was born eighty-two years ago in Zubrohlav u Namestova in Slovakia. She was just a teenager when the war begun and when she was working for the Grossmann family as a helper. Mr. Grossmann was a lawyer of a Jewish origin. He had two sons, Harry and Tony, and he also took care of his niece Katarina. Her mother lived in Piestany, Slovakia, and her father just recently immigrated to the USA; just before the Germans invaded the country. When the Germans invaded Slovakia, Grosmann’s family had to go into hiding in a village called Klin. They would only return to their home to get some clothes and linens.

 

One day when Harry and Tony returned to their house, the Slovakian Hlinka’s Guard and SS, came to Grossmann’s house. When Anna saw them approaching the house she screamed as loud as she could to warn Harry and Tony and they were able to escape from the house through the bathroom window. After this incident Katarina lived in Anna’s house for a while. Anna’s father was able to get false permits for both of the girls to travel to Piestany, where Katarina’s mother lived. After the war, both Katarina and her mother also moved to the USA, where Katarina, now Kathryn Winter, still lives today.

 

Kathy and Anna stayed in touch the whole time after the war. Recently, Kathy nominated Anna for the prestigious award called the Righteous Among Nations (RAN) that is given to people that helped save Jews during World War Two. So far, only about 600 Czechs and Slovaks received this award and their names, along with the names of another 22,000 heroes, are engraved into the Wall of Honor in Jerusalem. Anna also received a medal for her bravery from the former Slovak president Rudolf Schuster in 2004. As Kathy said, “This is the least I could do for her to nominate her for this award.” Anna said that she was honored to receive the RAN recognition but she just did what all polite people would do during wartime.

 

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Anna Pospíchalová není jen obyčejnou ženou. Jak jste možná nedávno slyšeli ve zprávách, právě obdržela cenu Spravedlivý Mezi Národy. Proč získala tuto prestižní cenu, kterou zatím jen 22.000 lidí z celého světa se dostalo? Chtěla jen během druhé světové války zachránit životy tří Židů, přičemž riskovala uvěznění, mučení, nebo dokonce smrt. Tato žena, která se narodila na Slovensku, nyní žijící v České republice, již obdržela před pěti lety cenu za dobrý skutek, čili byla velmi překvapená, když zjistila, že také vyhrála tuto cenu.

 

Anna se narodila před dvaaosmdesáti lety v Zubrohlavě u Námestova na Slovensku. Během začátku války pracovala dospívající Anna pro Grossmannovu rodinu jako pomocnice. Pan Grossmann byl právníkem židovského původu. Měl dva syny, Harryho a Tonyho, a také se staral o svou neteř Katarínu. Její matka žila v Piešťanech na Slovensku, a její otec se těšně před vstupem Němců do země přestěhoval do USA. Když Němci vtrhli na Slovensko, Grosmannova rodina se musela ukrývat v obci Klin. Vraceli se jen do jejich domu pro oblečení a prádlo.

 

Jednoho dne, když Harry a Tony se vrátili do svého domu, slovenská Hlinkova garda a SS, měli namířeno do Grossmannova domu. Když je Anna viděla přibližovat se k domu, hlasitě křičela z plných plic, aby varovala Harryho a Tonyho, kteří díky tomu byli schopni utéct z domu přes okno v koupelně. Po tomto incidentu žila na chvíli Katarína v domě Anny. Annin otec byl schopen získat falešné povolení pro obě dívky na cestu do Piešťan, kde žila matka od Kataríny. Po válce se obě, Katarína i její matka, také přestěhovaly do USA, kde Katarína, nyní Kathryn Wintrová, žije ještě dnes.

 

Kathy a Anna zůstaly v kontaktu po celou dobu po válce. Nedávno, Kathy nominovala Annu na prestižní ocenění jménem Spravedlivý mezi národy (SMZ), která je věnována lidem, kteří pomohli zachránit Židy během druhé světové války. Asi jen 600 Čechů a Slováků obdrželo tuto cenu a jejich jména, spolu se jmény ostatních 22.000 hrdinů jsou vyryta na Zdi cti v Jeruzalémě. Anna již obdržela v roce 2004 medaili za statečnost od bývalého Slovenského prezidenta Rudolfa Schustera. Kathy řekla: “To nejmenší, co pro ni mohu udělat je nominovat ji na tuto cenu.” Anna řekla, že byla poctěna udělením SMZ ceny, ale prý dělala jen to, co by všichni slušní lidé během války udělali.

 

Sources (Zdroje):
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Moc ji obdivuji. To by asi malokdo dnes udelal!

Misa | March 27, 2009 | 3:17 pm

Moc ji obdivuji. To by asi malokdo dnes udelal!

It is so touching that war still leaves people human

Highland Club | April 9, 2009 | 7:36 am

It is so touching that war still leaves people human beings and does not make their souls stones. this is such a black page of world history and the deed of Anna really deserves respect and regard.

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