SAVING THE CHILDREN Bialystok was one of the few cities in Poland where a large number of Jewish children were saved miracu- lously from annihilation by the Nazis. Jakow Tobias, the well-known teacher, saved more than eighty. In September 1939, when Bialystok was under Rus- sian rule, these eighty Jewish children spent their summer vacation in the Polish resort, Druskenikt1. When the Nazis attacked Bialystok on June 22, 1941, these children were quickly evacuated deep inside the Soviet Union. Tobias, their devoted teacher and escort, went with them into the heart of the Urals. There the children were placed in a home together with young- sters from other countries. Tobias took care of his charges lovingly and with devotion, just as a father would protect his own chil- dren. Shortly after the war, in the summer of 1946, he succeeded, after much effort, in bringing them back to Poland. Later he took them to France and then to Palestine. Their entrance into Israel was “‘illegal,’’ since the British forbade their admission, and for a time they were detained on Cyprus. These children, most orphaned after their parents perished in Bialystok, grew up to be prominent and use- ful Israeli citizens. Jakow Tobias eventually became the director of a government high school in Safed and played a major role in Israeli education. He passed away a short time ago in Israel. He frequently pointed out that his eighty children were the only ones saved en masse among all Polish Jews during the Holocaust. The Bialystoker Center in New York assisted them financially when Tobias brought them back from Russia to Poland, while they were In France and finally when they settled in Israel. The following 54 children went with Jakow Tobias to Israel. This is a partial list.) NAME PARENTS BORN Bialy, Mejlach Josef-Rywka 1930 Brytwan, Zawel Chaim-Henje 1931 Berensztejn, Gerszon Jakow-Sore 1934 Balglaj, Wolf Lejzer-Luba 1929 Brezezinski, Frida Aron-Rochel 1936 Charowsk1, Szmuel Gedalje-Luba 1929 Charowski, Jehoszua =Awrom-Menucha 1931 Wasernys, Josef Mojsze-Chawe 11 Wilczuk, Frida Lejzer-Bluma 1933 Walanska, Jehudit Lejb-Roza 1933 Wolfson, Chaim Izchok-Rywka 1930 Edelsztejn, Chana Awrom-Frejde 1932 Fridman, Meir Szolem-Zelde 1932 Grynbaum, Leja Mojsze-Adela 1930 Garbowicz, Sore Szlojme-Rywka 1933 Rybak, Fanja Zelik-Gitl 1930 Rucki, Berl Szmuel-Sore 1930 Rapickes, Jakow Szoul-Frume 1934 Rozancyk, Chaja Mojsze-Pesze 1933 Lew, Klara Mojsze-Rochel 1928 Lew, Cyrel Naftoli-Rywka 1930 Lichtensztejn, Jeszaje Szymon-Pesze 1930 Lin, Chana Jechiel-Marjasze 1929 Lewin, Awrom Welwel-Sore 1931 Lewin, Dowid Tewl-Sore 1931 Lian, Awrom Szloyme-Sore 1932 Lin, Mindel Awrom-Chane 1932 Menckowski, Aron Izchok-Alte 1930 Miler, Zecharje Chejkel-Cywye 1934 Nowik, Moyjsze Berl-Sore 1931 Niewjadomski, Izchok Szabsaj-Rywka 1931 Openhajm, Efrajim Jakow-Jehudit 1931 The Bialystoker Memorial Book NAME PARENTS BORN Openhajm, Chaim Jakow-Jehudit 1936 Oberman, Szymon Herszl-Rywka 1928 Oberman, Kijum Herszl-Rywka 1929 Flancak, Ester Mojsze-Perel 1931 Flancak, Nachman Mojsze-Perel 1933 Perey, Luba Kalman-Masze 1930 Ponjemanski, Jojne Zalman-Gitl 1930 Skowranjak, Chaje Mojsze-Raja 1932 Suraska, Fanja Szmuel-Perl 1930 Sibirska, Chana Lejb-Frejde 1932 Sokolski, Julian Herszl-Libe 1931 Szajtlis, Sonja Pejsach-Raja 1933 Szepes, Bela Isroel-Nojmi 1930 Treszczanski, Mejlach Szlojme-Chaje 1930 Krasnoburski, Izchok Awrom-Sima 1932 Kapinus, Sora Dowid-Basja 1930 Krysztal, Lejzer Izchok-Fejge 1931 Kordon, Sima Lejb-Chana 1930 Kazanowicz, Lusja Jakow-Rywka 1932 Jabkow, Cywyje Awrom-Gitl 1928 Jasinowski, Szmuel Szolem-Rywka 1932 Zeligzon, Raja Jojne-Hinde 1930 PERPETUATE THE HALLOWED TRADITIONS OF JEWISH BIALYSTOK 133