In Contemporary Poland's
Malopolska and Podkarpackie Provinces

Biadoliny Radlowskie near Tarnow - Antoni Solarz, 1944, shot for helping Jews, among them lawyer Naftali Gries of Wojnicz.

Biala near Tyczyn in Rzeszow Province -Walenty Gloniak, Jozef Gloniak, 15 October 1943, shot together with the three Jews from Tyczyn whom they sheltered.

Bialy Dunajec near Nowy Targ in Nowy Sacz Province - Helena Migiel, 6 March 1944, shot for helping Jews.

Biecz near Jaslo in Krosno Province - Jozef Pruchniewicz, 1944, shot for sheltering the Plum family.

Biedaczow near Rzeszow - Jakub Tokarz, 1942, shot for sheltering four members the Hersh Rummler family.

Biedzienica near Iwierzyce in Rzeszow Province - Antoni Dworak, 27 October 1943, shot for sheltering five people  named Bendys, Faust, and Meier.

Bobowa in Nowy Sacz Province - Dr. Jozef Pietrzykowski, 1942, shot for providing medical help to a Jewish child.

Brzoza Krolewska, near Lezajsk in Rzeszow Province - Tomasz Wach, Sebastian Kozak, Katarzyna Kozak, 28 March 1943, for helping and sheltering Jews.

Bukowa near Jaslo in Tarnow Province - Stanislaw Gacon, Apolonia Gacon, 28 May 1943, shot for sheltering a Jewish toddler.

Dabrowa Tarnowska in Tarnow Province - Franciszek Pula, March 1944, shot together with the Jew hiding in his yard.

Dabrowa Tarnowska in Tarnow Province - Anna Gruchala, Julia Gruchala, Summer 1943, shot for sheltering seven members of the Szyfer family.

Dabrowa Tarnowska in Tarnow Province - Anna Kogut, September 1944, shot for sheltering the Metzger family.

Domaradz near Krosno - Wladyslaw Pilawski, 26 June 1942, shot for helping Jews.

Dylagowka near Rzeszow - Jan Slemp, 31 December 1943, shot togther with Majer Zalcman whom he had sheltered.

Faliszkowka in Krosno Province - Wladyslaw Krzysztaniak, 21 November 1943, shot for sheltering two women and a child.

Glebokie near Biecz in Krosno Province - Franciszek Bielniak, 14 January 1943, shot for helping Jews.

Glogow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Jan Samojedny, Maria Samojedny, 19 Febraury 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Glogow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Marcin Kolano, Adam Gut, Jozef Gut, Marcin Gut, 10 June 1943, shot in a mass execution.

Gruszowa, near Miechow in Krakow Province - Kasper Wody, November 1943, sent to Auschwitz for sheltering Jews and died there.

Grzegorzowka near Lancut in Rzeszow Province - Grzegorz Gajda, Stefan Piechura, 27 December 1943, shot for helping Jews hiding in a nearby forest.

Gumniska, near Debica in Tarnow Province - Rozalia Zielinski, 17 June 1943, shot for sheltering Samuel Wind, a tailor from Debica.

Grodzisko Gorne in Krakow Province - Antoni Majkut, 23 February 1944, sentenced to death for sheltering Jews.

Gwozdzieniec, near Zakliczyn in Tarnow Province - Maria Pierzynski, 20 January 1944, shot for sheltering Benjamin and Roman Sukman.

Hadle Szklarskie near Kanczuga in Przemysl Province - Bronislaw Dec, Stanislaw Dec, Tadeusz Dec, 4 December 1942, for helping and providing food to Jews hiding in a nearby forest.

Hankowka near Jaslo in Krosno Province - Wojciech Kosiba, June 1944, shot for helping Ryfka and Salka Saul.

Hucisko - see Przewrotne

Hucisko near Glogow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Katarzyna Dworak, Maria Dworak, Michal Dworak, Anna Dworak, Jan Dworak, Anna Dworak, Stefania Dworak, Jadwiga Czezalik, Adam Baran, Szczepan Baran, 10 June 1943, shot for sheltering Jews. See Przewrotne.

Jaslo in Krosno Province - Dr. Julian Ney, Anna Bogdanowicz, November 1942, killed for saving Sara Diller who survived the war.

Jaslo in Krosno Province - Eleonora Golen (and one other), 1943, shot for sheltering a Jewish boy.

Jastrzabka Stara, near Debica in Tarnow Province - Maria Wawrzonek, December 1943, shot by Gestapo from Debica for sheltering Jews.

Jaworze Dolne near Debica in Tarnow Province - Jozef Ryba, Jan Psioda, Wiktoria Psioda, Jozef Maduzia, Maria Kaluza and her family, 4 February 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Kaczorowy near Jaslo in Krosno Province - Papciak, 1943, shot for helping Jews.

Kamyk near Lapanow in Tarnow Province - Stanislaw Kluba,  20 January 1944, executed for sheltering Moses landner, Irena Rajs, and another Jewish fugitive.

Katy, near Nisko in Tarnobrzeg Province - Marcin Weglinski, 12 September 1942, shot by the Gestapo together with Lejzor Graf whom he sheltered.

Kielnarowa near Tyczyn in Rzeszow Province - Stefania Kaminski, 15 October 1943, shot for helping Jews.

Klikowa near Tarnow - Anna Niepsuj, 8 April 1943, shot together with the two Jews that she sheltered.

Kozlowek, near Strzyzow in Rzeszow Province - Piotr Zagorski, Wladyslaw Sliwa, Aleksandra Pirga (and others), June 1943, shot by German police for helping Jews hiding in a nearby forest.

Krakow - Michal Klis, 11 September 1943. A police officer, he was shot for preparing falsified identity documents for Jews.

Krakow - Tadeusz Paziuk, 29 January 1944. A civil servant, he was sentenced to death for helping and sheltering Jews.

Krakow - Witold Sygiewicz, 29 January 1944. A civil servant, he was sentenced to death for helping Jews.

Krakow - Kazimierz Rachtan, 29 January 1944, sentenced to death for associating with and helping Jews.

Krakow - Ada Prochnicka, early 1944. A liaison officer of the Council of Aid for Jews ("Zegota"), she was arrested on a train and shot near Tarnow. She is creditted with saving Roza Kfare, Helena Szumanski, Dr. Zina Paduch, Helena Ehrlich and others from Lwow.

Krepa, near Miechow in Krakow Province - Jozef Wydmanski, 23 September 1944, shot for hiding a Jew.

Krzemienna in Krosno Province - Wojciech Cyparski, March 1944, shot for helping Jews and Soviet POWs.

Jankowice near Chlopice in Przemysl Province - Szymon Folta, shot for sheltering Jeremiah Nadel, Necha Nadel, Mila Nadel, Regina Amada, and Dora Ring.

Lacko in Nowy Sacz Province - Stanislaw Adamczyk, Spring 1943, beaten to death for sheltering a Jew.

Lancut in Rzeszow Province - Aniela Niziol, 24 August 1942, shot for sheltering the Wolkenfeld family.

Leka Szczucinska in Tarnow Province - Wojciech Cieslak, 21 March 1943, shot for sheltering a Jewish woman from Pacanow.

Leoncin near Krasiczyn in Przemysl Province - Stanislaw Kurpiel, Franciszka Kurpiel, shot for sheltering the Rubinfeld, Golinger, and Spiegel families.

Librantowa near Nowy Sacz - Jozef Ruchala, Weronika Ruchala, shot for giving food to Jews hiding in nearby forest.

Limanowa in Nowy Sacz Province - Jan Semik, 6 September 1939, was shot for trying to intervene in the beating of arrested Jews.

Lipiny near Pilzno in Tarnow Province - Jan Bobrowski, March 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Liszcz-Poreba in Tarnow Province - Zofia Kmiec, Bronislawa Soltys, Janina Soltys, 28 November 1942. Grandmother and two small granddaughters were shot for sheltering Jews.

Lopuszka Wielka near Przeworsk in Przemysl Province - Gabriel Luczyk, Autumn 1943, shot together with seven Jews whom he helped to hide in the nearby forest.

Lozinka Dolna in Krakow Province - Michal Gerula, 23 February 1944, sentenced to death for sheltering Jews.

Ludzmierz near Nowy Targ in Nowy Sacz Province - two unidentified women and three men, 6 March 1944, executed for helping Jews.

Lutowiska in Krosno Province - Eugeniusz Lukacz, Janina Kukacz, Summer 1943, arrested and sent tothe camp at Auschwitz and Tarnow prison respectively where they died. Their crime was helping the Luterman, Rand, and Fush families.

Luzna near Gorlice in Nowy Sacz Province - Stanislaw Radzik, 30 September 1943, shot for sheltering four Jews.

Luzna near Gorlice in Nowy Sacz Province - Maria Radzik, 26 January 1944, murdered during the follow-up investigation of her husband's sheltering of Jews.

Lwow - Mrs. Zielinski, Autumn 1942, died in Majdanek prison for sheltering a Jewish industrialist.

Lwow - Dr. Kazimierz Kolbuszewski, 20 February 1943, executed at Majdanek camp for giving medical assistance to his Jewish housekeeper.

Lwow - Halina Skladowski, Michal Piastun, Wiktoria Malewski, Maria Kruszkowski, Julia Irzek, 14 December 1943, sentenced to death for helping or sheltering Jews.

Lwow - Anna Kufta, Opanas Jewtusik, Bronislaw Jozefek, Kazimierz Jozefek, Maria Jozefek, 28 January 1944, sentenced to death for helping and sheltering Jews.

Lwow - Stanislaw Radomski, 7 March 1944, shot for sheltering a small Jewish girl.

Markowa, near Lancut in Rzeszow Province - Jozef Ulma, Wiktoria Ulma, Anotni Ulma, Barbara Ulma, Franciszek Ulma, Marian Ulma, Stanislawa Ulma, Wladyslaw Ulma, 1943. Parents and six children shot for sheltering in their attic eight members of the Chol and Goldman families.

Markuszowa near Wisniowa in Rzeszow Province - Feliks Ciolkosz, his wife and son, June 1943, shot for helping Jews hiding in a nearby forest.

Matysowka, near Tyczyn in Rzeszow Province -Jan Pajak, Jozef Jedrzejewski, 15 October 1943, shot to death for helping Jews.

Nadolno near Krosno - Karolina Zajdel, December 1944, executed at Dukla prison for sheltering a Jew.

Nowa Wies near Rzeszow - Jozef Posluszny, July 1944, shot together with the four Jews that he sheltered.

Nowy Sacz - Eugeniusz Stepniowski, March 1942. Tortured by the local Gestapo for systematically destroying information about Jews, he died in prison at Tarnow.

Nowy Sacz - Stefan Kielbasa and an unnamed accomplice, 1942, shot for supplying falsified identity documents to Jews.

Osobnica near Krosno - Jozef Lazar, 20 January 1943, shot together with two Jews that he sheltered. A Jewish woman, also sheltered, escaped. Maria Lazar, his wife, was sent to Auschwitz.

Ossala near Baranow Sandomierski in Tarnobrzeg Province - Jan Szlosser, 6 July 1943, shot for helping to save Jews.

Pantalowice near Kanczuga in Przemysl Province -Zofia Kubicki, Jakub Kuszek, Zofia Kuszek, Wlayslaw Dec, Emilia Lewandowski, Wincenty Lewandowski (and others), 4 December 1942, for helping and supplying food to a dozen local Jews hiding in a nearby forest.

Pawlosiow near Jaroslaw in Rzeszow Province - Franciszek Czerwonka, Julia Czerwonka, Stanislaw Czerwonka, 7 July 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Pawlow, near Dabrowka Tarnowska in Tarnow Province - Franciszek Wosniak, Michal Wojcik, Spring 1943, shot for sheltering Jews and helping them to escape by crossing the river.

Pielgrzymka, near Krosno - Regina Tokarczyk, Karolina Tokarczyk, 15 July 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Polom Maly, near Czchow in Tarnow Province - Michal Wojcik, 26 December 1944, shot by military police fron Jurkow for sheltering Mr. Goldfinger.

Polomia near Debica in Tarnow Province - Jozef Rebis, Anna Rebis, Zofia Rebis, Wiktoria Rebis, Karol Rebis, Piotr Gawrys, Zofia Miela, Piotr Gawwrys (and others), 9 September 1943, shot for sheltering nine Jews.

Popradow near Nowy Sacz - Maria Rumin, Jan Rumin, shot with five members of the Kaufer family of Zawada whom they sheltered.

Posadza, near Konsiusza in Krakow Province - Maria Wierzbanowski, Stanislaw Wierzbanowski, Mr. Zebala, Mrs. Nowak and her daughter, Katarzyna Zmuda, Teresa Zmuda, and Zdzislaw Zmuda, 22 June 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Przemsyl - Magdalena Sekowski, 1942. Beaten and tortured, she died at Auschwitz for aiding and sheltering fugitive Jews from the Lwow ghetto.

Przewrotne, near Glogow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Franizisek Wanoska, Jan Walc, Antoni Rusin, Lukasz Pomykala, Wojciech Pomykala, Adam Organisciak, Wojciech Organisciak, Jozef Organisciak, Aniela Organisciak, Andrzej Organisciak, Franciszek Organisciak, Jozef Organisciak, Michal Gawel, Andrzej Drag, Wojciech Drag, Antoni Brudz, Wojciech Brudz, Walenty Brudz (and about 12 others), 13 March 1943, shot for sheltering Jews in the village.

Przewrotne, near Glogow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Jan Marszal, Jozef Tryburski, Pawel Laska, Jozef Kus, Andrzej Gola, Antoni Granat, Ludwik Gut, Marcin Chubro, Michal Churbo (and 7 others in a mass execution), 9 May 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Przewrotne, near Glogow Maloposki in Rzeszow Province - Jozef Sluja, Adam Susich, Jakob Rumak, Jozef Rumak, Franciszek Drag, Zofia Dworak, Franciszek Beskur (part of a mass execution), 10 June 1943, shot for helping and sheltering Jews.

Radgoszcz, near Dabrowka Tarnowska in Krakow Province - Maria Wojcik, Maria Soltys, Bronislawa Soltys, Janina Soltys, 13 September 1943, shot for sheltering Szja Grinstam, a local farmer.

Radgoszcz-Poreba in Tarnow Province  Anna Zofia Kmiec, Bronislaw Kmiec, Tomasz Szuba, Bronislawa Szuba, 28 November 1942, shot for sheltering Jews including the baker from Radgoszcz.

Rowne near Dukla in Krosno Province - Wladyslaw Braja, September 1943, executed for sheltering three Jews.

Sanok in Province - Michal Pyrcak. Arrested for helping Jews and sent to the camp at  Mauthausen, he never returned.

Sieniawa near Przeworsk in Rzeszow Province - Bronislaw Stawarski and his wife, 1943. He and the Jews Jews that he sheltered were shot; his wife was sent to a concentration camp from which she never returned.

Spytkowice near Oswiecim in Krakow Province - Wladyslaw Dlugowpolski, 28 May 1944, shot for helping Jews.

Sokolow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Agnieszka Galcan, Bartomiej Gielarowski, Karolina Marciniec, Summer 1943, shot for sheltering Jewish women.

Spytkowice near Oswiecim in Krakow Province - Cyryl Brynkus, 28 May 1944, shot for helping Jews.

Stobierna near Debica in Tarnow province - Ludwik Kania, June 1943, for helping Jews.

Szarwark, near Dabrowka Tarnowska in Tarnow Province - Wiktoria Wezowicz, Wladyslaw Starzec, Franciszek and Teresa Medala and their two children, 5 July 1943, shot for helping Jews hiding in the nearby forest and sheltering them during the winter.

Szerzyny in Tarnow Province - Jozef Augustyn, Jozefa Augustyn, 4 February 1944, shot for sheltering the family of Elias and Hersh Haskel.

Szklary, near Hyzne in Rzeszow Province - Wojciech Patronski, 1943, shot together with the three Jews that he sheltered.

Szynwald in Tarnow Province - Stanislaw Kopacz, August 1944, shot together with the Jews that he sheltered.

Tarnawka near Lancut in Rzeszow Province - Tadeusz Pelc, 1942, shot for offering help to Jews.

Tarnawka near Lancut in Rzeszow Province - Stefan Piechura, Grzegorz Gajda, 27 December 1943, shot for helping Jews.

Tarnow - Andrzej Kapustka, shot by the Gestapo for transporting a Jewish friend's furniture.

Tokarnia near Nowy Targ in Krakow Province - Katarzyna Filipek, January 1944, shot for sheltering six members of the Szternlicht family.

Tokarnia near Nowy Targ in Krakow Province - Maria Barglik, Stefan Barglik, February-March 1944, shot for sheltering six members of the Samuel Steinberg family.

Trzebuska near Sokolow Malopolski in Rzeszow Province - Karolina Marciniec, Agnieszka Galgan, Bartlomiej Gielarowski, Summer 1943, shot for aiding five Jews from Sokolow Malopolski.

Uszew near Gnojnik in Tarnow Province - Wojciech Kotwis, May 1944, shot for sheltering Federgrun, Goldberg, and three Jewish children.

Wierzbno, near Koniusza in Krakow Province - Katarzyna Wilk, Mieczyslaw Wilk, Stanislaw Wilk, 18 February 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Wiewiorka near Debica in Tarnow Province - Jan Grzyb, Jadwiga Grzyb (and 14 others), 23 March 1943, shot for shltering Jews.

Wisniowa in Rzeszow Province - Stanislaw Oparowski, June 1943, shot for helping Jews hiding in the forest.

Wola Brzostecka near Brzostek in Tarnow Province - Jan Janton,  8 December 1942, shot together with the family hiding in the woods to whom he supplied food: Henia, Baily, Rosa, Ester, and Moses Fish.

Wola Komborska in Krosno Province - Jozef Prejzner, Katarzyna Prejzner, Janina Kwolek, Zofia Inglot (and others), October 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Wola Rafalowska near Chmielnik in Rzeszow Province - Rozalia Socha, 19 December 1942, shot for sheltering 5-6 Jews.

Wola Rafalowska near Chielnik in Rzeszow Province - Rozalia Paczka, 4 October 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Wola Skrzydlanska, near Limanowa and Nowy Sacz - Franciszek Zalac, sent to Dachau where he died for sheltering a Jewish woman who was killed.

Wolica near Debica in Tarnow Province - Antoni Kepa, 11 September 1943, shot for helping Jews.

Wroblowka in Nowy Sacz Province - Karol Chraca, 20 May 1942, shot for supplying food to Jozef Lehrer and other Jews in hiding.

Wydrna in Krosno Province - Stefania Janina Cyparski and her children Alfred, Stanislawa, Tadeusz, March 1944, killed for helping Jews.

Wysoka, in Rzeszow Province - Zofia Wilczak, Franciszek Wilk, Jan Wilk, Jozef Wilk, 13 March 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Zagorze near Sanok in Krosno Province - Mikolaj Hanas, March 1943, shot for sheltering Lew Bank and Eliasz Margolis.

Zagorze near Przeworsk in Przemysl Province - Aniela Puc, September 1943, shot togther with Aron Goldman whom she sheltered.

Zagorzyce near Sedziszow Maloposki in Rzeszow Province - Jozef Mech, 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Zdzary near Czarna in Tarnow Province - Jozef Szkotak, Teresa Szkotak, Autmn 1943, shot for sheltering Jews.

Zolynia near Lezajsk in Rzeszow Province - Jan Niecpon, May 1944, shot together with the Jew that he sheltered.

 

Dennis Benarz, Chicagoland USA 2008