Łacny Władysław ; Daughter: Dźwigaj Irena (Łacny)

Łacny, Władysław Dźwigaj-Łacny, Irena Before the war, Władysław Łacny had worked in a garment factory in Nowy Wisnicz, in the Krakow district, belonging to the Schöns. In 1942, when all the Jewish inhabitants of the town of Nowy Wisnicz were deported, members of the Schön family found shelter in Łacny’s home. A short while later, the Schöns, except for their daughter, Sala, moved into the ghetto in the nearby town of Bochnia. She stayed behind in order to bring food to her family. In September 1943, when the Bochnia ghetto was liquidated, and the Schöns disappeared, Łacny and his daughter, Irena, hid Sala in their home, behind a specially erected brick partition, until January 1945, when the town was liberated by the Red Army. Sala stayed in this dark hiding place while Łacny and his daughter fed her and removed her bodily waste through a small aperture they had left near the floor. In risking their lives to save Sala, Łacny and his daughter were motivated by a loyalty to their employer that triumphed over adversity. After the war, Sala emigrated to the United States. On January 19, 1976, Yad Vashem recognized Władysław Łacny as Righteous Among the Nations. On May 5, 1991, Yad Vashem recognized his daughter, Irena Dźwigaj-Łacny as Righteous Among the Nations.