Forgotten Polish Righteous from Wierzbica and Narta.

At the end of January 1943, the German military police conducted extensive search for Jews in the village of Wierzbica in the Miechów district. 

Although many people managed to hide, Germans seized Jews attempting to run away from the village: married couple named Wandelsman with their daughter and son-in-law Naftul.Two people were shot on the spot - Pawel Wandelsman and Róża Naftul - others taken by gendarmes.

On January 29, 1943, German gendarmes returned to Wierzbica accompanied by Naftul who agreed to show them who was hiding Jewish families.

First, he pointed out the farm of the Książek family, who, as it turned out, "[...] kept the whole Jewish family with children". During the search, Germans found there Jewish couple and shot them together with all the Poles hiding them - Franciszek Ksiażek (50 years old father of the family), Julia Książek (his 40 years old wife), and their sons - 21 years old Jan and 18 years old Zygmunt.

Afterwards, Germans went to the house of the Nowak family. There they found Jewish man named Wandelsman. He was immediately shot together with his Polish hosts: Mr Nowak and his five-year-old daughter.

Next place where Naftul led Germans was a small farm in Wierzbica owned by Kucharski family where Naftul was hiding before his capture. Germans found there Izydor Kucharski together with his wife Anna and their five sons - Mieczyslaw (15), Bronislaw (12), Boleslaw (9) and twins Józef and Stefan (7), as well as Anna's mother - Julianna Ostrowska (86). When Naftul confirmed that he was hiding at Kucharskis' for six weeks all adults - Julianna, Anna and Izydor - were brought out of the house and shot. Then Germans brought out all the children one by one and gendarmes shot them at the very place where the parents were lying - this is how the events were described by the Bronislaw, whosurvived despite being shot at the left temple. He lost his sight. His father, Izydor, also survived, being only wounded and loosing sight in his right eye.

From Wierzbica, the gendarmes went to the hamlet of Narta (part of the village of Wolica). They stopped in front of Balbina Bielawska's house. There they shot Balbina, her pregnant daughter Władysława and her son-in-law, Jan Gądek. It turned out that Władysława and Jan gave shelter to Jews from the Wandelsman family. Most likely, Wandelsmans were close friends of Jan; they had lived in Wierzbica for a long time and did not want to move to the ghetto as ordered by Germans.

Still in Narta, Germans stopped Stanislaw Tochowic, local butcher. Heading back to the gendarmerie station in Kozłów, in the village of Żabieniec Germans shot Stanisław and Naftul.

Apart from Stanisław who became accidental victim of the murderous expedition, 15 Poles died on that day for their efforts to save their Jewish neighbours:

Bielawska Balbina

Gądek Władysława

Gądek Jan

Książek Franciszek

Książek Julia

Książek Jan

Książek Zygmunt

Kucharska Anna

Kucharski Bolesław

Kucharski Józef

Kucharski Mieczysław

Kucharski Stefan

Nowak, house owner

Nowak, 5 year old daughter

Ostrowska Julianna

None of the murdered Poles, who were killed as a punishment for helping the Jews, has been in any way commemorated until now. Their sacrifice is not recognized by Yad Vashem.

For decades they were forgotten. Only recently - on May 5, 2019 - the commemorative plaque was unveiled in Wierzbica.

Murder of Poles in Różaniec

Różaniec, a village in the administrative district Tarnogród, located 16 miles south of Biłgoraj in Poland, witnessed some of the typical German "pacification" actions during WWII.

A prelude took place on 20th July 1942. On this day Germans murdered 25 Poles from Różaniec, burned some houses and stole farm animals, including 1000 cows, 500 pigs and 3000 hens.
They also deported 10 Poles from różaniec to the infamous German Death Camp KL Majdanek.

Within few months another operation took place. On 18th of March 1943, German army, gendarmerie and SS surrounded Różaniec. They went on an organised killing spreee - murdering 68 Poles, including elderly and children as young as 5.
Germans systematically set fire to the houses and farm buildings shooting occupants who were trying to escape. At the end of the day 260 of the buildings were burned to the ground, many with farm animals trapped inside.

Poles who were killed on this day:

Bolesław Bukowiński, age 21
Józef Bukowiński, age 17

Anastazja Jamińska, age 68
Edward Jamiński, age 18
Michał Jamiński, age 19

Maria Michalska, age 38
Bazyli Michalski, age 34

Patro, age unknown
Antoni Patro, age 75
Barbara Patro, age 72
Ewa Patro, age 74
Helena Patro, age 54
Maria Patro, age unknown
Wawrzyniec Patro, age 20,

Andrzej Saj, age 62
Andrzej Saj, age 32
Jan Saj, age 52

Semejko, age unknown
Anna Semejko, age 60
Daniel Semejko, age 52
Katarzyna Semejko, age 50
Onufry Semejko, age 60
Zofia Semejko, age 60

Andrzej Seńko, age 50
Katarzyna Seńko, age 31
Paweł Seńko, age 37

Anna Stolarz, age 52
Ewa Stolarz, age 29

Michał Sytny, age 61
Michał Sytny, age 29

Michał Szwedo, age 30
Anna Szwedo, age 29
Bazyli Szwedo, age 9
Józef Szwedo, age 7
Michał Szwedo, age 5

Paweł Zub, age 71
Serafin Zub, age 62
Stefan Zub, age 15

Franciszek Buńko, age 72
Bolesław Fus, 19
Sergiusz Fyk, age 41
Regina Gień, age 55
Stefan Grzywa, age 38
Katarzyna Hyż, age 47
Krzysztof Koc, age 65
Józef Kościk, age unknown
Katarzyna Kozaczek, age 47
Tomasz Krawiec, age 45
Katarzyna Krupa, age 68
Aleksy Kuba, age 49
Katarzyna Larwa, age 72
Feliks Łuszczak, age 18
Michał Makara, age 37
Jakub Olekszyk, age 56
Jan Piścio, age 33
Katarzyna Juda, age 52
Franciszek Kita, age 75
Hylko Kniaż, age 31
Regina Pokrywka, age 74
Maria Polewniak, age 44
Franciszek Romańczuk, age 55
Jan Rudnik, age 17
Jan Szkoda, age 66
Andrzej Szum, age 36
Jan Serafin, age 23
Stefan Wielgoń, age 53
Bazyli Wnuk, age 62
Stefan Wójtowicz, age 22


In June/July 1943 few hundreds of Poles remaining in Różaniec were deported to slave labour in Germany. Some were also sent to camp in Zamość.

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Father Antoni Rzadki, together with other residents of Śrem, was arrested as a hostage. On October 20, 1939, Germans appointed 19 people to be shot from hostages.

The authors of the film reached the facts and witnesses of these events.

Years later, one of the Nazi oppressors testified in Kraków that Fr. Rare in the last hour before the hostages were shot, he offered his life for the father of a large family.

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