29 th February marks the death anniversary of Józef Oppenheim. Murdered in 1946, Oppnheim was the Head of the Tatra Mountain Ambulance Service. His wife, Wanda, was an eye witness of this disgraceful event. According to her testimony, on 25th February someone knocked on their door and asked about ”the Head of the Tatra Mountain Ambulance”. After being refused the entry, they came back 4 days later, on 29th February. Oppenheim let the people in. They ordered him to lift his hands up, saying ”We are from Home Army. We know your beliefs and we know you are the Head of the Tatra Mountain Ambuance Service”. When Oppenheim was trying to close the door, he was shot dead by Karol Lasak. Following this event, Tadeusz Murańka shot…
On 28th February 1871, Wilhelm Fraenkel and Maria, neé Liban, welcomed a son, Henryk Fraenkel, a future industrialist and philanthropist. Fraenkel got his education at St.Jack’s Gymnasium in Cracow, followed by various trade courses. Fraenkel took up a job at his father’s company soon after. In 1890 he got transferred to Bernard Liban Cement Factory in Bonarka where got promoted to General Manager. What is more, Fraenekel was one of the founders of the Austrian cement cartel as well as a co-founder of the Factory of Fire-Clay Ceramics and Faience in Skawina. From 1905 he held the position of a councellor of the city of Podgórze. In 1913 Fraenkel joined the Rifflemen Association, yet his poor health prevented him from taking part in battles. Instead, he was…