On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ed Burzminski and his daughter Mia shared the story of Stefania, Helena and Max at Temple Sinai in Glendale, CA. It was a new experience for the Temple to have a speaker share a Holocaust story from a rescuer’s perspective....
It was an honor and a privilege to share Fusia, Helena, Max’s story with hundreds of base personnel at Space Command Los Angeles AFB, Vandenberg AFB in California and Patrick AFB in Florida. Base commander Betsy Beets was blown away, saying “I was not expecting...
A high school senior at Greensburg-Salem High School near Pittsburgh PA, was doing a project on Stefania “Fusia” Podgórska for her social studies class and wanted to learn more. This young lady reached out to Ed Burzminski through the Stefi Foundation’s website, which...
The Jewish Community Center in Redondo Beach CA screened the movie “Hidden In Silence”, the story of teenage Stefania “Fusia” Podgorska along with her adolescent sister Helena who together rescued thirteen Jews from the Nazis by hiding them in an attic for nearly two...
Jill Brown, Director of Public Programs at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, moderated this online event. Ed Burzminski and his sister Krystyna Diamant told the story of their parents, Stefania Podgórska Burzminski, Josef Burzminski (formerly Max Diamant) and...
Living in Boston in 1993, Stefi and Joe were interviewed by local television station WBZ-TV4 prior to their coverage of the opening ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, where Stefi and Joe spoke.
From the USC Shoah Foundation Stefania Podgorska Burzminski appears at the end of the testimony of her husband, Josef Burzminski (right), to share thoughts on why she risked her life to save him and many others during the Holocaust. Stefania grew up Catholic in...
In 1995, Stefi was recognized in Los Angeles by Women's Day USA and its founder Beata Pozniak, a Polish born screen and television actress. In attendance were Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel, the Consul General of Finland, among others. Beata presented Stefi...
Read aloud at Stefi's funeral, this letter of recognition was presented to Stefi from California State Senator Ben Allen's office. We are truly grateful to him, and to Ms. Beata Pozniak Daniels for facilitating this recognition.
In 1979, Fusia was honored with a "Medal of the Just" by Yad Vashem after several of the Rescued petitioned the organization in Israel to recognize Stefi and her sister Helena for their selflessness, courage and bravery. This event gained international media...