The #Righteous amongs ud
Mikas & Elena Lukauskas
1/n
Following the "children's Aktion" of March 1944 in the Kovno ghetto, which their children miraculously survived, it was clear to Leah and Shimon Joselevich
Mikas & Elena Lukauskas
1/n
Following the "children's Aktion" of March 1944 in the Kovno ghetto, which their children miraculously survived, it was clear to Leah and Shimon Joselevich
2/n that 9-year-old Chana and 5-year-old Petya could no longer remain in the ghetto. They began to desperately search for a safe haven for their two children. An acquaintance was willing to take them for a limited time – she was already hiding the daughter of her former neighbor
3/n – and eventually handed the children to Mikas and Elena Lukauskas. The two children arrived at their rescuers' home with a letter from Leah and Shimon, thanking the unknown rescuers for accepting their children. Chana and Petya stayed with their
Leah and Shimon Joselevich
Leah and Shimon Joselevich
4/n rescuers after the end of the war for another six months, until their mother returned from the Stutthof concentration camp. Shimon Joselevich did not survive.
Letter from Leah and Shimon Joselevich
My dear friends, whose name we don't know.
We have no words to describe your
Letter from Leah and Shimon Joselevich
My dear friends, whose name we don't know.
We have no words to describe your
5/n humane deed. We, the poor parents, who are willing to sacrifice our freedom and life so that their children will survive, turn to you. We are sad and happy at the same time, knowing that at a time when mankind has lost its humanity, there are good and humane people who will
6/n help and save our children. The chance that we will remain alive is meager, but we are not religious, and we do not care what religion and what nation our children will belong to…
One last matter: should we not survive, explain to our children, when they grow up, that their
One last matter: should we not survive, explain to our children, when they grow up, that their
7/n parents fell victims to cruel beasts; that their parents were honest people, who lived for the sake of their children and who died a martyr's death.
We apologize if we caused you pain with this letter, but this is only a part of what is weighing on our hearts. Be happy.
We apologize if we caused you pain with this letter, but this is only a part of what is weighing on our hearts. Be happy.
8/n Watch our daughter and help our small, helpless son. May fate be better to you than it was to us. Our gratitude to you is endless...
On March 1, 2006, Yad Vashem recognized Mikas & Elena Lukauskas as Righteous Among the Nations.
On March 1, 2006, Yad Vashem recognized Mikas & Elena Lukauskas as Righteous Among the Nations.
9/ FYI: the Kovno ghetto was in Lithuania.
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