Dzikowicz Maryla

Dzikowicz, Maria Already in June 1941, when the Germans occupied Borysław in the Lwów district, Maria Dzikowicz, who lived in the nearby village of Kropiwnik Stary, helped her Jewish acquaintances by buying food for them in the village and delivering it to their doorsteps. In July 1942, when the local Judenrat was ordered to prepare lists of Jews for deportation, Lea Ziller, a widow and mother of 12-year-old Anatol and 16-year- old Ludwika, turned to Dzikowicz for help. Despite the danger, Dzikowicz brought Ziller and her children to her small apartment in the village at night, looked after them and saw to all their needs, at her own expense. In February 1943, the Zillers were joined by Shimon Zajfert and his daughter, Roza. Her charges, who could not leave the house, helped her with her sewing, which was her livelihood. The five Jewish refugees stayed with Dzikowicz until the area was liberated by the Red Army in August 1944, after which they immigrated to Israel. On October 14, 1977, Yad Vashem recognized Maria (Maryla) Dzikowicz as Righteous Among the Nations.