use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = , burial_place = , burial_coordinates = , monuments = , nationality = Polish , citizenship = , education = , alma_mater =

Medical University of Warsaw The Medical University of Warsaw () is one of the oldest and the largest medical schools in Poland. The first academic department of medicine was established as far back as two centuries ago in 1809. It is considered to be one of the most prestig ...

, occupation = Neurologist , years_active = , era = , employer = Central Railway Hospital in Międzylesie , organization = President of the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations , agent = , known_for =

Righteous Among the Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( ) is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various reasons, made an effort to assist victims, mostly Jews, who were being persecuted and exterminated by Nazi Germany, Fascist Romania, Fascist Italy, ...

, notable_works = , style = , net_worth = , height = , television = , title = , term = , predecessor = , successor = , party = , movement = , opponents = , boards = , criminal_charges = , criminal_penalty = , criminal_status = , spouse = , partner = , children = , parents = Janina Stupnicka , mother = , father = , relatives = , family = , callsign = , awards = Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2008)

(1983) Pro Patria Medal (2017) , website = , module = , module2 = , module3 = , module4 = , module5 = , module6 = , signature = , signature_size = , signature_alt = , footnotes = Anna Stupnicka-Bando, born Anna Bożenna Bando, (born February 23, 1929, in Końskie ) is a Polish doctor, and since 2014 president of the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations .

History

Anna Stupnicka-Bando's father was the

starost Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands. The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...

Końskie Końskie () is a town in south-central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants (2008), situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Historically, Końskie belongs to the province of Lesser Poland, and since its foundation, until 1795 (see Partitions of P ...

before the war. Her mother, Janina Stupnicka née Wójcik, worked as a teacher. After splitting up with her husband, she worked in the military administration. Before the war, Anna Stupnicka lived with her mother and grandmother on ul. Mickiewicza 25 in Warsaw's Żoliborz. She attended the school of the Sisters of Resurrection. In September 1939, the family was evacuated from

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. After reaching the Romanian border, Janina, influenced by her mother, decided to return to the occupied capital. She was responsible for keeping registration books and building administration. Thanks to a pass that allowed people to move around the ghetto, in the winter of 1941, together with Anna, she took a Jewish girl - Liliana Alter, daughter of Hilary, a

Bund Bund, BUND, or the Bund may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Der Bund'', a German-language newspaper published in Bern, Switzerland * Shanghai Bund (TV series), ''Shanghai Bund'' (TV series), a 2007 Chinese television remake of the 19 ...

activist, from there; Liliana's mother died during the war. Until the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, Liliana, introducing herself as Krysia Wójcik, was hiding with the Stupnicki family. The girls took part in secret teaching. Other Jews in hiding also came to the apartment in Żoliborz: Ryszard Grynberg and Mikołaj Borenstein. Borenstein was helped by Janina Kennkarte and work in the neighboring building. After the uprising broke out, the women stayed in the basement of the house. Anna Stupnicka, as a nurse, organized a medical point of the District II "Żywiciel" of the Home Army. After the uprising, the women were sent to a transit camp in Pruszków. From there they were directed by the Germans to

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

. They managed to escape during the deportation. In early spring 1945, they came to Warsaw. Immediately after the war, the Stupnicki family moved to

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

. Anna was active in the Society of the Friends of the Soldier. They returned to Warsaw. In 1954 their house in Międzylesie burned down. Anna began her studies at the Medical Academy in Warsaw. After some time, she stopped to help her sick mother. She earned extra money by running a traffic kiosk. They lived with a neighbor. Anna Stupnicka then married an engineer, an employee of the Electrotechnical Institute in Międzylesie. She graduated from the university with a specialization in neurology. Throughout her life, professionally associated with the Central Railway Hospital. She also ran a neurological clinic. She was active in the "Wawer" veterans' circle, for some time being a member of the board. She ran an office for veterans. At the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations, she was initially on the board, and in 2014 became its president. As a representative of the Righteous, in 2009 she participated in a visit to the United States, during which she met with President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

. All three Jews survived the war. Anna Stupnicka was in contact with Grynberg until the 1970s. Liliana Alter (after her husband Ridler) left for her aunt in France after the war; in 1989 she renewed contact with Anna, the women met in Paris. In 1983, Anna Stupnicka-Bando and her mother were awarded the medals of the Righteous Among the Nations. In 2008 she was awarded the Commander's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

, and in 2017 the " Pro Patria" Medal. In 2019, President

Andrzej Duda Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as the sixth president of Poland since 2015. Before becoming president, he served as a Member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014 and before becoming Member of ...

sent her wishes on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of her birth.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stupnicka-Bando, Anna 1929 births Living people 21st-century Polish women physicians 21st-century Polish physicians Polish Righteous Among the Nations Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Pro Patria Medal Prisoners of Dulag 121 Pruszków 20th-century Polish women physicians 20th-century Polish physicians