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600. SZKOTAK, Józef, living at ¯d¿ary, near Czarna, Tarnów prov.

601. SZKOTAK, Teresa, his wife

shot in fall 1943 in the village of ¯d¿ary together with the sheltered Jews

shot by gendarmes on July 6, 1943 for cooperation in saving Jews

betrayed by the Volksdeutsche Sowiecka, he was killed on May 23, 1943, together with the 8 survivors of the ghetto uprising he was sheltering. Poshumously awarded the medal "Righteous Among the Nations"

killed on June 28, 1943 in a group of 25 villagers for sheltering Jews (see:9)

605. ¦LADOWSKA, Halina

sentenced to death by a special court of the SS and the Galician District Police for sheltering Jews; public notice issued on Dec. 14, 1943 in Lwów

arrested on Dec. 2, 1943 together with her relation, Jadwiga ¦led¼ and her sisters for help to Jews. Sent to Pawiak prison, she was shot on Dec. 10, 1943 in the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto (see: 607)

arrested on Dec. 2, 1943 with her sisters Anna Rycerz and Janina elichowska, as well as with other relation, Helena ¦led¼, for help to Jews. Placed in Pawiak prison, with the others, she was shot on Dec. 10, 1943 in the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto (see: 532, 606, 701)

shot by gendarmes with a group of others in June 1943 at Markuszowa village for help to Jews, hiding in the forest (see: 426)

shot by the SS on Feb. 24, 1943 at Paulinów, together with a group of 14 people, victims of a Nazi provocation. (see: 14)

610. TATOMIR, Jan 49, mason from Jaros³awice, Tarnopol prov.(incorporated after the war into the Soviet Ukraine)

with his wife and daughter, he gave refuge to 6 Jews in a shelter dug under his house. He was killed in 1943. Posthumously awarded the medal "Righteous Among the Nations"

611. TOKARCZYK, Regina, 76, living at Pielgrzymka, near Krosno.

612. TOKARCZYK, Karolina, 41, her daughter

shot on July 15, 1943 near their home by German police for sheltering Jews

613. TOKARZ, Jakub, 46, farmer, living at Biedaczów, Rzeszów prov.

killed in 1942 by military police from Le¿ajsk, for sheltering 4 members of the Hersh Rummler’s family, who also perished. Posthumously awarded the medal "Righteous Among the Nations"

614. TOKARZ, Jakub, farmer, living at Ptaszkowa, Nowy S¹cz prov.

sentenced to death on May 3, 1944 by a special court of the SS and the Cracow District Police, for helping Chaim and Shmul Neigreshel

615. TONKIEL, Stanis³aw, living at Karskie, near Repki, Siedlce prov.

killed on Apr. 1, 1942, with the sheltered Jews, by the military police

616. TROJANOWSKI, Stanis³aw, living at Kawêczyn, Skierniewice prov.

shot in spring of 1944, by Gestapo for sheltering Abraham Rosenberg and his son, with 4 other Jews. Died also his friend Jakub Fedorowicz (see: 122)

617. TRUSIEWICZ, (Christian name unknown) from Obórka, near Cumañ after the war incorporated into the Soviet Ukraine)

murdered in November 1942 for helping Jews

618. TRYBURSKI, Józef, 38, from Przewrotne, near G³ogów Ma³opolski Rzeszów prov.

killed in a mass execution on May 9, 1943 for helping Jews (see: 70-71)

619. TYLAWSKA, Anastazja, living at Rozdziele, near Gorlice,Krosno prov.

shot in 1943 for sheltering Leib Jaskow from Mêcina

620. ULMA, Józef, farmer, living at Markowa near £añcut, Rzeszów prov.

621. ULMA, Wikktoria, his wife

622. ULMA, Antoni, son

623. ULMA, Barbara, daughter

624. ULMA, Franciszek, son

625. ULMA, Marian, son

626. ULMA, Stanis³awa, daughter

627. ULMA, W³adys³aw, son

the 8 members family was killed by the Germans in 1943 with the Jews sheltered in their attic: the Chol family of 5 people from £añcut, Golda and Layka Goldman with her daughter. The oldest of the Ulmas children was 7 years old and the youngest was 18 months old

628. WACH, Tomasz, 41, farmer, from Brzoza Królewska, near Le¿ajsk, Rzeszów prov.

shot on Mar. 28, 1943 by gendarmes from Le¿ajsk, for cooperation in sheltering Jews for several months. The Jews were killed also (see: 275-276)

629. WALC, Jan, 45, farmer, from Przewrotne near G³ogów Ma³opolski, Rzeszów prov.

killed on Mar. 13, 1943 in a group of 30 people for sheltering Jews in the village (see: 49-51)

630. WALCZEWSKI, Wies³aw, living at Broszków, near Kotuñ, Siedlce prov.

arrested on June 28, 1943, at Cisie, pacified for help given by its inhabitants o Jews; put in the Pawiak jail in Warsaw, and shot there on Jan. 13, 1944.

631. WANDERSMAN, Pawe³, living at Wierzbica, near Koz³ów, Kielce prov.

632. WANDERSMAN, his sister

shot in December 1943, together with Pawe³ Rygiel and his family for sheltering Jews (see: 533-535)

633. WANOSKA, Franciszek, 18, farmer from Przewrotne. near G³ogów Ma³opolski, Rzeszów prov

killed with 29 people on Mar. 13, 1943, for sheltering Jews (see: 49-50).

634. WAWRZONEK, Maria, 39, from Jastrz¹bka Stara, near Dêbica, Tarnów pr.

shot in December 1943 by Gestapo from Dêbica, for sheltering Jews

635. WaSOWSKI, Jan, railway worker, living at Cisie, near Ceg³ów, Siedlce prov.

636. W¥SOWSKA, Aleksandra, his wife

637. W¥SOWSKI, Mieczys³aw, her son

killed on June 28, 1943 at Ceg³ów with 24 villagers from Cisie, for sheltering Jews (see: 9)

638. WDOWIAK, Benedykt, 58, farmer, living at ¦wiesielice, Radom prov.

639. WDOWIAK, Aleksandra, 17, his daughter

640. WDOWIAK, Marianna, 94, Benedykt’s mother

murdered on Dec. 7, 1942 in a group of 14 people by gendarmes from Ciepielów, for help rendered to Jews (see: 84)

641. WÊGLIÑSKI, Marcin, 61, farmer, living at K¹ty, near Nisko, Tarnobrzeg pr.

shot by Gestapo on Sep. 12, 1942, together with Lejzor Graf whom he sheltered

642. WʯOWICZ, Wiktoria, living at Szarwark, near D¹browa Tarnowska Tarnów prov.

killed on July 5, 1943 with her daughter, Teresa Mendala and her family for help to Jews (see: 376-379)

643. WIERZBA, Jan, 43, farmer, living at Paw³owice, near Micha³ów, Kielce prov.

sheltered in his house 5 Jews Kopel; in February 1942 he was detained with 2 of them. Sent to Majdanek, then to Auschwitz, he was killed there

644. WIERZBANOWSKI, Maria, living at Pos¹dza, near Koniusza, Cracow prov.

645. WIERZBANOWSKI, Stanis³aw

killed on June 22, 1943, for aiding Jews. Teofil Nowak with his daughter, Zêbala, Katarzyna ¯muda and her children were killed also; (see: 399-400)

646. WIERZBICKI, Stanis³aw, living at Tomaszowice, near Jastków, Lublin prov.

shot by military police on Feb. 28, 1944; expelled from Poland’s Western lands, he stayed with Leonard Pietrak’s family, killed for sheltering Jews (see: 461-463)

647. WIÊCKIEWICZ, Leon, priest, living in Warsaw

arrested on Dec. 3, 1943 for his part in helping Jewish people, perished on Aug. 4, 1944 in Gross-Rosen camp

648. WIKTORZAK, Aleksandra, 63, from Paulinów, near Soko³ów Podlaski, Siedlce prov.

shot by the SS on Feb. 24, 1943 at Paulinów, with 13 other people, victims of a Nazi provocation (see: 14)

649. WILCZAK, Zofia, living at Wysoka, Rzeszów prov.

shot in spring 1944, with her father -in-law for sheltering Jews

650. WILK, Franciszek, 41, from Przewrotne, near G³ogów Ma³opolski, Rzeszów prov.

651. WILK, Jan, 24

652. WILK, Józef, 30

killed in a mass execution on Mar. 13, 1943 for sheltering Jews (see: 49-51)

653. WILK, Józef, living in Warsaw

killed on Apr. 19, 1943, while fighting with a division of the Home Army (AK) near the ghetto wall on Bonifraterska Str., attempting to blast a hole in the wall

654. WILK, Katarzyna, 52, living at Wierzbno, near Koniusza, Cracow prov.

655. WILK, Mieczys³aw, soldier in the Peasant Battalions (B.Ch.)

656. WILK, Stanis³aw, 46

shot on Feb. 18, 1943 at Wierzbno for sheltering Jews

657. WITTEK, Jan, 21, worker, living at Celestynów, near Otwock, Warsaw prov.

shot in July or August 1942 with his friend Henryk Popis under the charge of sheltering Jews (see: 479)

658. W£ODARCZYK, Roman, living in Lublin

sentenced to death on Dec. 23, 1943 for "sheltering and conspiring with Jews by a special court of the commander of the SS and the Secret Police for the Lublin region

659. WODA, Kasper, People’s Movement ("Ruch Ludowy") activist, living at Gruszawa, near Miechów, Cracow prov.

arrested for sheltering Jews in November 1943, sent to Auschwitz, died there

660. WOJEWÓDKA, Ignacy, 50, farmer, living at ¦wiesielice, Radom prov.

662. WOJEWÓDKA, Marianna, 45, farmer, his wife

662. WOJEWÓDKA, Wac³aw, 21, farmer, son

663. WOJEWÓDKA, Jan, 18, farmer, son

664. WOJEWÓDKA, Stanis³aw, 12, son

665. WOJEWÓDKA, Józef, 7, son

murdered by gendarmes from Ciepielów, on Dec. 7, 1942, in a group of 14 people, for help rendered to Jews (see: 84)

666. WOLSKI, Jan, living at Gniewoszów, Radom prov.

shot in August 1943 with Jan Suchecki for sheltering several Jews, fugitives from the camp at Gniwoszów. The Jews were warned and escaped (see 587)

667. WOLSKI, Mieczys³aw, living in Warsaw

with his family he built an underground shelter in his backyard on Grójecka Str., where from 1942 he gave refuge to 34 Jews, incl..the well-known historian Emanuel Ringelblum, with wife and son. The shelter was discovered on Mar. 7, 1944. Wolski, his nephew, Janusz Wysocki and all the fugitives were taken to Pawiak prison. All the Jews were shot soon in the ghetto ruins, while no trace of the Poles was ever found. Posthumously awarded the medal "Righteous Among the Nations" (see: 690)

668. WO£OWIEC, Gabriel, farmer, from Zaj¹czków, near Ciepielów, Radom pr.

669. WO£OWIEC, Stanis³awa, his wife

670. WO£OWIEC, Bronis³awa, daughter

671. WO£OWIEC, Janina, daughter

672. WO£OWIEC, Leokadia, daughter

673. WO£OWIEC, Kazimiera, daughter

Military police from Ciepielów killed the 6 members family in January 1943, for helping Jews in hiding. Gabriel was arrested and executed earlier. The daughters were aged 3 to 12. With them were shot: Józef Jelonek, and the handicapped servant Franciszek Zaborowski. (see: 188, 692)

674. WO£OWSKA, Marta, nun, S³onim (incorporated into the Soviet Ukraine)

killed in 1941 in the Immaculate Conception Convent in S³onim, together with the Mother Superior, Ewa Noyszewska, for sheltering Jews (see: 404)

675. WO¬NIAK, Franciszek, from Paw³ów, near D¹browa Tarnowska, Cracow pr.

murdered with Micha³ Wójcik by gendarmes in the spring 1943 for sheltering Jews and helping them to escape by crossing the river (see: 679)

676. WO¬NIAK, Marian, living in Miñsk Mazowiecki, Siedlce prov.

killed in May 1944 for sheltering and helping Jews

677. WÓJCICKI, W³adys³aw, living at Cisie, near Ceg³ów, Siedlce prov.

killed at Ceg³ów on June 28, 1943, in a group execution at Cisie, for sheltering Jews (see: 9)

678. WÓJCIK, Maria, farmer, from Radgoszcz, near D¹browa Tarnowska, Cracow pr.

shot by German gendarmes at Radgoszcz on Sep. 13, 1942, with Maria So³tys and the sheltered Szija Grinstam, also a local farmer (see: 576)

679. WÓJCIK, Micha³, living at Paw³ów, near D¹browa Tarnowska, Cracow pr.

murdered with Franciszek Wo¼niak in the spring 1943, for sheltering Jews and helping in their escape trough the river (see: 675)

680. WÓJCIK, Micha³, 48, living at Po³om Ma³y, near Czchów, Tarnów prov.

shot on Dec. 26, 1944 by military police from Jurków with the sheltered Jew Goldfinger

681. WÓJCIK, Zofia, farmer, from Radgoszcz, near D¹browa Tarnowska, Cracow prov.

682. WÓJCIK, 3, her daughter

683. WÓJCIK, 2, her daughter

shot on Oct. 1942 together with the sheltered Jew

684. WÓJTOWICZ, Ryszard, living at Sadkowice, near Lipsko, Radom prov.

685. WÓJTOWICZ, Honorata, his wife

shot on Jan. 8, 1943 for help to Jews (see: 39-42)

686. WRÓBLEWSKI, Boles³aw, 51, farmer, living at Podbuszyce, near ¯yradów, Skierniewice prov.

687. WRÓBLEWSKA, his wife

Murdered by gendarmes in March 1941 with the 2 Jews sheltered by them, one of them by the name Wajnsztok

688. WYDMAÑSKI, Józef, farmer, living at Krêpa, near Miechów, Cracow prov.

shot by Gestapo on Sep. 23, 1944, with the hidden Jew. His farm was burnt down

689. WYSMULSKA, Zofia, farmer, living at Moszeñki, near Jastków, Lublin prov.

gave refuge to 4 Jews in an underground shelter and provided also 16 other Jews hiding in the forest with food and medicines. She was shot by military police on Sep. 25, 1943. Her husband escaped; the sheltered Jews and Marianna Barszcz, a Wysmólski employee, were killed also (see: 29)

690. WYSOCKI, Janusz, living in Warsaw

arrested on Mar. 7, 1944, for helping Mieczys³aw Wolski in constructing an underground shelter and in helping the 34 Jews in that shelter; died in unknown circumstances. Posthumously awarded the medal "Righteous Among the Nations" (see: 667)

691. WYSOCZAÑSKA, pharmacist, living at Sokal (incorporated into the Soviet Ukraine)

murdered in February 1942 together with the 3 sheltered Jewish girls

692. ZABOROWSKI, Franciszek, 40, from Zaj¹czków, near Ciepielów, Radom pr.

killed in January 1943 by military police from Ciepielów with the Wo³owiec family, for sheltering Jews (see: 668-673)

693. ZAGAÑCZYK, Jan, living at Cisie, near Ceg³ów, Siedlce prov.

killed on June 28, 1943, with many others, for help to Jews (see: 9)694. ZAGÓRSKI, Piotr, farmer, living at Koz³ówek, near Strzy¿ów, Rzeszów prov.

shot by gendarmes in a group of people in June 1943 at Markuszowa, for help to Jews hiding in the forest (see: 426)

695. ZAJ¥C, Franciszek, from Wola Skrzydlañska near Limanowa, Nowy S¹cz pr.

sent to Dachau, where he died, for sheltering a Jewish woman, also killed

696. ZAJ¥C, Ludwik, living at Cisie near Ceg³ów, Siedlce prov. killed on June 28, with many Cisie villagers, for help to Jews

697. ZAJDEL, Karolina , living at Nadolno, near Krosno arrested at the end of 1944 by gendarmes, for sheltering a Jew, who was shot while trying to escape; she was murdered in the prison of Dukla698. ZÊBALA, living at Pos¹dza, near Koniusza, Cracow prov. shot in a group of 8 Poles on June 22, 1943 at Pos¹dza for sheltering Jews (see: 399-400)699. ZIELIÑSKA, an industrialist’s wife, from Lwów (incorporated into the Soviet Ukraine)

;arrested in autumn for sheltering a Jew of 40 years, also an industrialist; sent to Majdanek, from where she never returned

700. ZIELIÑSKA, Rozalia, 35, farmer, from Gumniska, near Dêbica, Tarnów pr.

shot by gendarmes on July 17, 1943 for sheltering Samuel Wind, a taylor from Dêbica

701. ¯ELICHOWSKA, Janina, living in Warsaw

arrested on Dec. 2, 1943, together with her sisters, Anna Rycerz and Jadwiga ¦led¼ and a relation of that last, Helena ¦led¼, for help rendered to Jewish families. All four were put in Pawiak prison and shot in the ruins of ghetto on Dec. 10, 1943 (see: 607)

702. ¯MUDA, Katarzyna, 40, living at Pos¹dza, near Koniusza, Cracow prov.

703. ¯MUDA, Teresa, 18, daughter

704. ¯MUDA, Zdzis³aw, 10, son

shot on June 22, 1943 at Pos¹dza in a group of 8 Poles for sheltering Jews (see: 399-400)

  MASS EXECUTIONS

THE SO CALLED PACIFICATION OF VILLAGES

(not mentioned here previously)
 
  FOR HELP RENDERED to JEWS:

Wierzbica, near Jêdrzejów, Kielce prov. :

Winter of 1943: 30 inhabitants shot

FOR HELP to PARTISANS and JEWS
 
  Liszno, near Rejowiec Fabryczny, Che³m prov.

May 18, 1942: 16 people shot

Wid³y, near Cyców, Che³m prov.

May 26, 1942: 10 people shot

Tarnów, near Wierzbica, Che³m prov.

May, 1942: 40 people shot

Wiewiórka, near Dêbica, Tarnów prov.

Mar. 23, 1943: 16 people shot

FOR HELP to SOVIET POW and JEWS
 
  Parypsie, near Che³m

May 22, 1942: 8 people shot

Krobonosz, near Sawin, Che³m prov.

May 26, 1942: 15 people shot

Staw, near Che³m

May 26, 1942: 8 people shot