Activist, Politician. Ferdynand Arczyński helped to form Żegota, the "Council to Aid Jews," which operated from 1942 to 1945 as an effort by the Polish underground resistance to assist Jewish people in German-occupied Poland, As Żegota's treasurer and head of the Legalization Bureau, Arczyński helped save Jews from the Holocaust by forging identification and work cards, birth and marriage certificates, and worked to find housing, provide medical help, and supply those in hiding with monetary assistance. Following the war, he worked as a journalist and magazine editor and as secretary general of the League for Combating Racism. Arczyński also served in parliament as a member of the Legislative Sejm from 1945 to 1952. During a visit to Israel in 1965, he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.
Activist, Politician. Ferdynand Arczyński helped to form Żegota, the "Council to Aid Jews," which operated from 1942 to 1945 as an effort by the Polish underground resistance to assist Jewish people in German-occupied Poland, As Żegota's treasurer and head of the Legalization Bureau, Arczyński helped save Jews from the Holocaust by forging identification and work cards, birth and marriage certificates, and worked to find housing, provide medical help, and supply those in hiding with monetary assistance. Following the war, he worked as a journalist and magazine editor and as secretary general of the League for Combating Racism. Arczyński also served in parliament as a member of the Legislative Sejm from 1945 to 1952. During a visit to Israel in 1965, he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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