Burko Andrzej & Hanna

Burko, Andrzej Burko, Hanna When the Germans, in 1941, occupied the village of Dublany, in the county of Sambor, in the Lwów district, Andrzej and Hanna Burko decided to help their Jewish friends in their village or outlying villages, by bringing them food. After the destruction of the local ghettos, refugees began knocking on their door for help. The Burkos offered them food and clothes, and allowed them to wash and rest. They also endangered their lives by bringing food to Jews hiding in the swamps and marshes of the surrounding forests. The Burkos sheltered four Jews – Natan and Moshko Stulbach, Wita Weingarten and Itzik Sonne – in their attic, until the area was liberated by the Red Army. The Burkos’ selfless acts of courage were prompted by religious and humanitarian considerations only. After the war, the Burkos’ four protégés immigrated to the United States and Israel where, for many years, they kept up a regular correspondence with the Burkos, who resettled in an area within the new borders of Poland. On October 22, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Hanna Burko and Andrzej Burko as Righteous Among the Nations.