| Renee | Adoree | One of Rafal and Genek's classmates. |
| Wladyslsw | Anders | The new commander-in-chief of the Reformed Polish Army. |
| Gundula | Backer | Mila's employer. |
| Herr Carty | Backer | Gundula's husband. |
| Dr. | Baum | Victor's physician. |
| General | Bor | Polish military leader. |
| Evelyn | Brent | One of Rafal and Genek's classmates. |
| Barbara | Cedransk | Felicia Kajler's name in the convent. |
| Luis Martin | de Souza | Brazil's ambassador to France. |
| Herr Gerald | Den | Halina's new employer. |
| Adam | Eichenwald | A man who rented one of Kurc's room. |
| Dr. | Frydman | A dentist. |
| Albert | Gorski | Owner of the house. Aka: Pan Gorski. |
| Herr | Hahn | A jail officer. |
| Addy Abraham | Israel Kurc | A singer; composer. Aka: Addy. |
| General | Juin | Leader of the French Expeditionary Corps. |
| Iza | Kremski | Mila's name as a maid. |
| Father | Krol | Church Bernardine's priest. |
| Gerszon | Kurc | Addy's brother. Aka: Genek. |
| Dr. | Levenhed | Halina's supervisor. |
| Madame | Lowbeer | Eliska's mother. |
| Officer | Meier | The foreman. |
| | Novitski | One of the French soldiers. |
| Sgt. | O'Driscoll | The one who gave chocolates to Felicia. |
| | Pawlak | The commanding officer. |
| Herr | Richter | A guard. |
| Mrs. | Salinger | Kurc's family friend. |
| General | Sikorski | Head of the Polish military. |
| | Sloboda | One of the French soldiers. |
| Henryk | Szeryng | Poland's violinist. |
| Fred | Tatar | Bella's uncle. |
| Getulio | Vargas | Brazil's President. |
| Private | Wojtek | The most popular member of the Polish II Corps. |
| | Zamora | Spain's ex-President. |
| | Ziemsbinski | A director and actor. |
| Abram | | Caroline's father. |
| Ala | | Addy's cousin. |
| Aleksandra | | The landlord's wife. |
| Alsina | | French ship. |
| Anna | | Bella's youngest sister. |
| Anton | | Kurc's neighbor. |
| Antonia | | Mila's friend. |
| Bartek | | One of the French soldiers. |
| Bella | | Jakob's girl friend. |
| Betz | | A cell guard. |
| Caroline | | Jonathan's friend. |
| Cyrus | | One of the French soldiers. |
| Daniel | | Anna's new husband. |
| David | | Sol's brother. |
| Dembouski | | A doctor. |
| Dorota | | A maid. |
| Edgar | | Gundula's son. |
| Edith | | A seamstress. |
| Edward | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| Eliska | | Addy's friend. |
| Emilia | | One of the girls in the convent. |
| Estia | | A maid. |
| Eugenia | | Sol's sister. |
| Felicia | | Mila's daughter. |
| Franka | | Halina's cousin. |
| Gabriela | | Addy's friend. Aka: Gabi. |
| Gerszon | | Sol's father. |
| Ginna | | Caroline's friend. |
| Gustava | | Henry's wife. |
| Haganauer | | An Alsina's passenger. |
| Halina | | Addy's youngest sister. |
| Henry | | Bella's father. |
| Herta | | Genek's girl friend. |
| Isaac | | A Jewish police. |
| Ivona | | Rafal's wife. |
| Jakob | | Addy's brother. |
| Jonathan | | Addy's friend. |
| Josef | | Herta's son. Aka: Ze |
| Julia | | Herta's friend. |
| Jurek | | Mrs. Salinger's nephew. |
| Kara | | Ivona's friend. |
| Karl | | An old man. |
| Kathleen | | Addy's daughter. |
| Liliana | | Nechuma's close friend. |
| Lola | | Herta's sister. |
| Lorena | | Eliska's best friend. |
| Marta | | Albert's wife. Aka: Pani Gorski. |
| Michel | | Herta's son. |
| Mila | | Andy's eldest sister. |
| Moshe | | Franka's father. |
| Mussolini | | Hitler's ally during the war. |
| Myriam | | Mila's Hebrew name. |
| Nechuma | | Addy's mother. |
| Otto | | Julia's husband. |
| Padlo | | Army cook. |
| Penkus | | A Jew who took Halina's coat. |
| Piotr | | Jakob's Polish friend. |
| Rafal | | Genek's friend. |
| Raoul | | Addy's acquaintance. |
| Ricardo | | Adam's son. |
| Robert | | In-charge of the incoming telegrams. |
| Romanov | | A guard. |
| Roza | | Marta's sister. |
| Ruben | | A Polish police. |
| Sabine | | Franka's friend. |
| Salek | | Franka's brother. |
| Sarah | | A cow. |
| Sebastian | | A writer. |
| Selim | | Mila's husband. |
| Simon | | Daniel's brother. |
| Sol | | Nechuma's husband. |
| Sylvia | | Halina's old schoolmate. |
| Taylor | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| Terza | | Sol's sister. |
| Tomek | | A wagon driver. |
| Tymoteusz | | Emilia's father. |
| Venable | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| Victor | | Jacob's son. |
| Virginia | | Caroline's best friend. |
| Wilhelm | | A guide. |
| Willie | | Addy's acquaintance. |
| Wolf | | Adam's acquaintance. |
| Yoffe | | A rabbi. |
| Yulien | | Franka's acquaintance. |
| Zachariasz | | Marta's son. |
| Zigmund | | Herta's brother. |
