Krzemieński Stanisław & Krzemieńska Anna

Krzemieński, Stanisław Krzemieńska, Anna In August 1942, when the Germans began the final liquidation of the Jewish community in the town of Tlumacz, in the Stanisławow district, many Jews tried to escape the ghetto and find hiding places. Those who succeeded in fleeing, tried first to get to Buzacz, but when they could find no places to hide, many returned to the forest near Tlumacz, and deep inside it, constructed underground shelters. One day, Anna and Stanisław Krzemieński, who lived in the village of Jackowka, discovered ten Jewish refugees hiding in three shelters. Out of the goodness of their hearts, without asking for anything in return, the Krzemieńskis undertook to help the ten refugees. They would bring them food and clothing as well as news of what was happening in the vicinity. When winter arrived, the ten Jews were moved to two hiding places prepared for them by Krzemieński and his wife in their farmyard, despite the danger to their lives. The Krzemieńskis, poor farmers, nonetheless shared the little food they had with the Jews they were sheltering. The lives of all of these Jews were saved and they were liberated by the Red Army in the summer of 1944. On November 30, 1966, Yad Vashem recognized Stanisław Krzemieński and his wife Anna Krzemieńska as Righteous Among the Nations.