[1] In 1923, Ziemilski married Olga Askenaze, who was born in 1894 and was the daughter of a prominent public figure in the Lviv community.
Lover of the Great Bear, a novel penned by the author during his time in prison, gained immense popularity in the Second Polish Republic after its publication in 1937.
[1][8] Ziemilski also conducted scientific research to find solutions for hypoglycemia and pulmonary diseases, particularly tuberculosis.
[1][5] During the interwar period in Poland, Dr. Ziemilski had the opportunity to meet with several renowned medical experts, among them Dr. Marek Reichenstein, a pioneering physician and lover of art.
[9] Ziemilski wrote the obituary for Dr. Reichenstein after his passing which was published in Polska Gazeta Lekarska (Nr.
The mail from Lwów contained two official letters in German, one of which was from Majdanek notifying the family of Benedykt Ziemilski's death.
The other letter was from a German drug company, which announced that Dr. Ziemilski would receive a financial settlement for an important component he had invented.
[13][1] Eli Rubenstein, author of an article on Dr. Ziemilski and Director of Education for International March of the Living, pointed out the irony of the two letters: "In effect, one German letter recognizing his brilliance, the other German letter announcing his murder.” The article also mentions that Dr. Ziemilski's descendants thanked the March of the Living for "bringing to light his story”, after Ziemilski was honored by International March of the Living for his contributions to medicine in 2021.
Preserving the story of Dr. Ziemilski is one small but important way in which March of the Living even today is able to combat the evil of Nazi Germany's policies,” Rubenstein wrote.
[2][3][4] During the program, a candle was lit in honor of Dr. Benedykt Ziemilski by Dr. Allen Nager (Director, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC) who also authored a study on the impact of the March of the Living program on adolescents.