Bogorad Nina (Subbotenko); Father: Subbotenko Feodosi ; Mother: Subbotenko Maria

Subbotenko, Feodosiy Subbotenko, Mariya Bogorad (Subbotenko), Nina Feodosiy Subbotenko, his wife, Mariya, and their daughter Nina were farmers who lived in the village of Andrushevka, Zhitomir District (today Andrushivka, Zhytomyr District). The Germans conquered the area in July 1941, and in March 1942, a wounded Soviet soldier who had escaped from the Germans knocked on the Subbotenkos’ door. The soldier introduced himself as Ivan and he asked for lodging for one night. The following day, when the Subbotenkos realized that it would be difficult for Ivan to continue on his way because of his injury, they invited him to remain with them until he recovered. Within a short time, the soldier became acquainted with the villagers and he organized them into a small underground group that planned to blow up the railway lines used by the Germans. Ivan slept well in the Subbotenkos’ home but he talked in his sleep – and his hosts overheard his murmuring, in Yiddish. The Subbotenkos realized that their ward was a Jew and when they confronted him with a question about his real identity, he candidly told them that his real name was Yakov (Yanya) Bogorad and that he was from Kiev. He had enlisted in the Red Army when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union and left his parents and sister, Rachel, behind in Kiev and had no idea what fate had befallen them. Bogorad looked Slavic and spoke perfect Ukrainian and so, despite the fact that he had no identity papers, the Subbotenkos were glad to keep him sheltered in their home. Bogorad soon became the head of a partisan unit that was active in the regions of Andrushevka and Vcherayshe (Vchorayshe), but his colleagues and supporters continued to know him only as Ivan Khristyuk. It was not until after the liberation, in early 1944, that he returned to his real name and rejoined the ranks of the Red Army. After the war, in 1946, Bogorad married Nina Subbotenko. On July 28, 1998, Yad Vashem recognized Feodosiy and MariyaSubbotenko as Righteous Among the Nations. On February 22, 1999, Yad Vashem recognized Nina Bogorad (née Subbotenko) as Righteous Among the Nations.