Wilhelm Szewczyk
Wilhelm Szewczyk (5 January 1916 – 8 June 1991) was a Polish writer, poet, literary critic, translator, activist of the National Radical Camp, communist, and member of parliament from the region of Silesia.
He was born in Czuchów (now part of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County) and was raised in familok in Czerwionka.
Szewczyk attended State Liceum in Rybnik and after finishing it relocated to Katowice; and until 1939 worked in local radio station of Polskie Radio.
During World War II he was forced to join the German Army and in 1941-1942 stayed on the Western Front in Normandy and later on the Eastern Front in Soviet Union.
In August 1941 was injured at the battle of Smolensk.
When healed in Thuringia, he was sent to Alsace to the front.
For his pacifist stances was arrested and in 1942 jailed in Katowice.
After the war Szewczyk returned to Katowice where he worked as editor of "Odra" weekly and in 1947-1951 was a literary director of Silesian Theatre.
He then worked in several literary magazines.
Szewczyk was also a deputy in the Sejm (Parliament) in 1957-1965 and 1969-1980.
He died on 8 June 1991 in Katowice and is buried in the local Protestant Cemetery.
Wanda Bottesi
Wanda Bottesi (born 1923) is an Austrian Righteous Among the Nations.
She was born in Innsbruck.
In the summer of 1944 she rescued the Jews Lorraine Justman-Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs from the deportation to a concentration camp.
First she took the women to her apartment and hid them for a few weeks.
A friend of her, police inspector Anton Dietz, managed to fake documents which declared the women Christian Poles.
This way Lorraine Justman-Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs could survive the war, working as foreign workers.
Team Farm Frites–Hartol
Team Farm Frites – Hartol was a Dutch registered professional Women's cycling team which competed between 1999 and 2004.
The team's marquee riders were Leontien Zijlaard- van Moorsel and Mirjam Melchers- van Poppel.
Wanda Bottesi
Wanda Bottesi (born 1923) is an Austrian Righteous Among the Nations.
She was born in Innsbruck.
In the summer of 1944 she rescued the Jews Lorraine Justman-Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs from the deportation to a concentration camp.
First she took the women to her apartment and hid them for a few weeks.
A friend of her, police inspector Anton Dietz, managed to fake documents which declared the women Christian Poles.
This way Lorraine Justman-Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs could survive the war, working as foreign workers.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Mirjam Oldenhave
Mirjam Oldenhave( born 20 August 1960 in Hengelo) is a Dutch author of children's literature, and the author of the 2010" Kinderboekenweekgeschenk".
Initially trained as a drama therapist, she taught drama and music in special education.
She published her first children's book in 1998.
Maria Stocker
Maria Stocker was born in Innsbruck.
In 1945, during World War II she saved the life of two Jewish girls, from Poland – Lorraine Jusman- Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs.
For the effort, she made at the risk of her life, she is now a Righteous among the Nations.
On January the 18th, 1945, an order arrived at the prison of Innsbruck which said that all occupants – among them also these two Jewish girls- should be moved to the KZ Bergen- Belsen.
Maria Stocker hosted Lorraine Jusman- Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs, through the petition of the criminal investigation officer Rudi Moser, in her apartment and hid them.
Although that she was aware of the danger caused by hiding two Jewish refugees from the prison in her apartment, she still agreed immediately.
When the two girls arrived at her apartment, she hugged them with the words: „ Thank God, that you are here, my beloved children. “
But after a few weeks the two girls had to change their accommodation, because the Gestapo were hot on their trail.
In 1980 Maria Stocker was awarded the honorary title „ Righteous among the Nations “ of the Jerusalem memorial Yad Vashem.
Café International
Café International is a 1989 board game created by It is a simple game for 2 to 4 players in which the players take on the role of waiters in the famous "Cafe International".
Their goal is to seat customers of various nationalities with other customers from the same nationality, and also to keep the numbers of men and ladies at the tables even.
Café International won the Spiel des Jahres award in 1989.
Maria Stocker
Maria Stocker was born in Innsbruck.
In 1945, during World War II she saved the life of two Jewish girls, from Poland – Lorraine Jusman- Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs.
For the effort, she made at the risk of her life, she is now a Righteous among the Nations.
On January the 18th, 1945, an order arrived at the prison of Innsbruck which said that all occupants – among them also these two Jewish girls- should be moved to the KZ Bergen- Belsen.
Maria Stocker hosted Lorraine Jusman- Visnicki and Mirjam Fuchs, through the petition of the criminal investigation officer Rudi Moser, in her apartment and hid them.
Although that she was aware of the danger caused by hiding two Jewish refugees from the prison in her apartment, she still agreed immediately.
When the two girls arrived at her apartment, she hugged them with the words: „ Thank God, that you are here, my beloved children. “
But after a few weeks the two girls had to change their accommodation, because the Gestapo were hot on their trail.
In 1980 Maria Stocker was awarded the honorary title „ Righteous among the Nations “ of the Jerusalem memorial Yad Vashem.
Valeria Spälty
Valeria Spälty (born 24 June 1983 in Glarus) is a Swiss curler.
Spälty started curling in 1992.
She plays second for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.
She won the silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games 2006 in Turin with Mirjam Ott, Binia Beeli, Manuela Kormann, and Michele Moser.
She is the youngest Curling Olympic medal winner in the world.
Since 2007 Spälty and Mirjam Ott have been playing for the Curling Club Davos with two other players.
With this team Spälty won the bronze medal in 2006 at the Europeans in Basel,SUI and finished in fourth place at the 2007 European Curling Championships.
In March 2008 they won the bronze medal at the 2008 Vernon World Championships.
Spälty has played in 86 Games at Junior Worlds, Worlds, Europeans and Olympic Games.
She is studying Sport science, Psychology and Education at the University of Berne.

Question: Are Wilhelm Szewczyk and Mirjam Oldenhave of the same nationality?
Answer: no