Edward Malinowski
Edward Malinowski (Mersyk) was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1939. His family lived on a street that became part of the Warsaw ghetto. When Edward was 4 years old, he and his grandfather were taken from their home by German soldiers. Edward’s father bribed officials to get them released and later smuggled Edward and the family out of the ghetto. They went into hiding in apartments around Warsaw. During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Edward and his family had to flee their hiding place and survived. After the war, Edward stayed in Poland before immigrating to the United States in 1969.
“You really never know what can happen to you in life. Adjust to the situations that come up, and do not be judgmental about groups of people. Be tolerant of people of other ethnicities and customs. Don’t be surprised that the people who you would not expect to help you in bad situations turn out to be the ones who do help you.”
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