Danuta Venclauskas – A True Heroine
Created by Eric H., Julian Middle School, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
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Danuta received the highest award to a non-Jewish citizen for her help during the Holocaust.
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She established a clothing factory with her brother and her mother which employed hundreds of Jewish workers.
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She sold her father’s gold to bribe the Nazis and smuggled in food for the Jewish people at the factory.
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Danuta received the award from the Waterbury Jewish Federation in 1998.
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For many years she hid her identity until a professor from Tel-Aviv who she saved found her.
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Danuta also accepted the award on behalf of her sister and mother.
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She was looking for compensation from the Jewish community
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A recording studio from Connecticut made a video about her life and the video was also sent to Yad Vashem.
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Her grandfather had a great influence on her as he pretended to be a Jew hiding in the forest.
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He best friend Sheina was the second influence that had a strong impact on her.
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She continued to help and support people in Connecticut, too.
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Sidney Frenkel, Marsha’s brother was a guest speaker at the event where Danuta received the award.
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Danuta and Aaron Frenkel were special friends for many years.
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