Drużkowiecki Władysław & Drużkowiecka Janina ; Son: Władysław

Drużkowiecki, Władysław Drużkowiecka, Janina Drużkowiecki, Władysław (junior) From 1942, Władysław and Janina Drużkowiecki hid Regina Hamersfeld in their tiny one-roomed hut in Krakow, where they lived with their son, Władysław. Although the arrangement was meant to be provisional, when the Drużkowieckis realized that Regina had nowhere to go, they let her stay until 1945, when the area was liberated by the Red Army. The Drużkowieckis’ tiny house served also as a provisional shelter for nine-year old Pola, Hamersfeld’s daughter, whom Drużkowiecki smuggled out of the Sandomierz ghetto, and for Rachel Komito, her younger sister. The Drużkowieckis made the girls feel welcome, and before they left, provided them with food and good advice. The Drużkowieckis also let a half-finished building of theirs be used by an old Jewish man called Tiles and Hamersfeld’s brother – who was later caught by the Gestapo and killed. Their son, Władysław, also helped look after the refugees and brought them food. In risking their lives for their Jewish compatriots, the Drużkowieckis were guided by humanitarian motives, which overrode considerations of personal safety or economic hardship. On October 22, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Janina and Władysław Drużkowiecki and their son, Władysław, as Righteous Among the Nations.