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Hosenfeld was born into the family of a Roman Catholic schoolmaster living near Fulda. His family life had a Catholic character, and Christian charitable work was emphasised during his education. He was influenced by the Catholic Action and Church-inspired social work, and also by Prussian obedience, by German patriotism, and, during his ...
Feb 3, 2022 · Wilm Hosenfeld was a German schoolteacher turned army officer who helped save a number of Polish Jews from the Holocaust before dying tragically in a Soviet prison. He was honored by the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, but his story was overshadowed by the film The Pianist based on one of his rescued Jews.
Wilhelm Hosenfeld was a German officer who helped two Jews, Leon Warm and Wladyslaw Szpilman, during World War II. He was imprisoned by the Soviets and died in 1952, but was honored by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations.
Wilhelm Hosenfeld was a German soldier who helped Jews in Warsaw during World War II. He was imprisoned by the Soviets and died in 1952, but was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 2008.
Aug 26, 2022 · Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist" (2002) made Wilm Hosenfeld, a Wehrmacht officer, known all over the world; but Wladyslaw Szpilman was not the only one whose life he saved, but also many other Poles, Jews and Catholics. It is now 70 years since Wilm Hosenfeld's death in August 1952.
Feb 16, 2009 · Wilm Hosenfeld, who was portrayed by Thomas Kretschmann in the film "The Pianist", was posthumously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for his efforts to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. He was a sports and culture officer in Warsaw, who helped Leon Wurm and Władysław Szpilman, and opposed the Nazi regime.
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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Wilm Hosenfeld, the German officer whose assistance to Wladyslaw Szpilman in the movie “The Pianist” made him famous, has been posthumously recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations for risking his life to save Jews during World War II.
