A. Harris : The unofficial song of Warsaw. There is only one other known living Jewish survivor, Tirosh's sister Stefania, who lives in Canada. Feliks: Cywinski: Man who commanded brigade that included Samuel. Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland. Nelly : Adolf's favorite mate. Soon many more people from Warsaw helped the Jews escape. Zagota, a rescue group, gave the Zabinski's food and many fake documents. Mr. Ziegler: Director of the Warsaw Ghetto's labor bureau. In 1943, Antonina had another child. Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. 31: Halina: Dobrowolska: The Home Army messenger. Teresa Zabinski, daughter on Antonina, outside the family home in the zoo's ground Credit: Getty Images 14 Teresa in the basement with the piano where her mother used to … Zabinski: Antonina and Jan's eldest son. They were married within a year (Zabinski had a son from a previous marriage, who died at 15 from cancer). The Foundation . Adam : The large elk. The Zabinski's new daughter seemed to give many Jews hope among all the war and death. . Balbina : Fox Man's female cat. For the book's 2017 film adaptation, see The Zookeeper's Wife (film).. With Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford. Jessica Chasten plays Antonina Zabinski in The Zookeeper’s Wife. Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Borsunio : The baby badger. There is only one other known living Jewish survivor, Tirosh’s sister Stefania, who lives in Canada. Others were able to stay with the family upstairs by taking on fake identities as Antonina’s tailor or their son Ryszard’s tutor. 2: Adolf: The Kidnapper: The ringleader of the rhesus monkeys. Antonina was born on December 20 1804, in Piotrkowo parafia Janowiec Kościelny. Jacek: Pietrina Bianchi—29, the Zabinski’s cook and housekeeper Mr. Tanaka—53, head groundkeeper Jan Zabinski—42, director of the Warsaw Zoo Ryszard “Rys” Zabinski—7, son of Jan and Antonina Dr. Lozinski—61, the zoo veterinarian Antonina Zabinski—31, zookeeper and Jan’s wife Marcelina Grossman—30, sculptor Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history. My husband's grandfather came from Poland – … (The SS were the Fuhrer's bodyguards that grew to be a powerful force). In Warsaw during World War II, Jan and Antonina Zabinski saved 300 Jews. Co-founder of the Warsaw Zoological Gardens, and its director from 1929, Dr Jan Zabinski was highly regarded in zoological circles for developing the institution into one of Europe’s most celebrated and diverse zoological gardens, and lived an idyllic life with his wife Antonina and their young son Ryszard in the zookeeper’s villa, where their daughter Teresa was born during the war. Between 1940 and 1944 Jan and Antonina Zabinski hid around 300 Jews and underground fighters in the zoo’s enclosures and in their own villa on the grounds under the noses of the Nazis — and all but two survived the war. The villa’s basement accessed with a … Teresa: Zabinski: Antonina and Jan's daughter. fitting monument, Jan Zabinski, the zookeeper at the outbreak of the war, his wife Antonina, and their son Ryszard When Diane Ackerman travelled to Poland to research an ancient horse breed, she had no knowledge of the war story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski that would fascinate her so, and result in this wonderful book, The Zookeeper's Wife. Among those attending an opening celebration on Saturday evening will be 78-year-old Moshe Tirosh, who sheltered there for three weeks in 1943, when he was just 6, as well as the Zabinskis' son and daughter, Ryszard and Teresa. Antonina Żabińska was born on month day 1824, at birth place, to Maciej Żabiński and Antonina Żabiński (born Piotrkowska). The zoo housed some 1,500 animals. Most hid in empty animal enclosures or the villa’s basement. Martha : The oldest female rhesus monkey. Zabinski: Antonina and Jan's eldest son. Teresa Zabinska-Zawadzki’s parents were the subject of Hollywood movie The Zookeeper’s Wife. Antonina Żabińska Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jan and Antonina Żabiński . Facts about the Warsaw Zoo not included in the film 'The Zookeeper's Wife' A remarkable zookeeper and his wife saved 300 Jews from the Gestapo during World War II by stowing them away in animal cages at Warsaw Zoo. Teresa Zabinska, the daughter of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, sits Married couple Jan and Antonina Zabinski were running the Warsaw Zoo in Poland when Hitler's army invaded, and in the early 1940s, they used their … Between 1940 and 1944, nearly 300 people found refuge, some for just a few hours or days, but others remained months or even years. Antonina and Jan Żabiński in Archival Photos – Image Gallery A refuge, a haven, an ark – that is how the people who survived World War II thanks to the Żabiński family remember the Warsaw ZOO. Co-founder of the Warsaw Zoological Gardens, and its director from 1929, Dr Jan Zabinski was highly regarded in zoological circles for developing the institution into one of Europe’s most celebrated and diverse zoological gardens, and lived an idyllic life with his wife Antonina and their young son Ryszard in the zookeeper’s villa, where their daughter Teresa was born during the war. In 1931, Antonina Zabinska entered her private paradise, which she refers to - in "People and Animals," her book of memoirs, published in 1968 (in Polish) - as "my green kingdom." Directed by Niki Caro. Teresa Zabinska, the daughter of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, stands in front of the Zabinski’s villa on March 21, 2017 in Warsaw. The real-life heroism of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save 300 Jews and insurgents during the Holocaust, has become a Hollywood movie. Daughter of Warsaw Zoo directors who saved Jews, dies WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The daughter of former Warsaw Zoo directors Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust by hiding them at the zoo and whose story was told in … Ms. Chastain, a two-time Oscar nominee, portrays Antonina Zabinski in The Zookeeper's Wife, and several key elements depicted onscreen mirror Ms. Sitbon's own recollections from her time at the zoo. Among those who attended an opening celebration on Saturday evening was 78-year-old Moshe Tirosh, who was hidden there for three weeks in 1943, when he was just 6, as well as the Zabinskis’ son and daughter, Ryszard and Teresa. 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