Stroński Michal & Strońska Tekla

File 5874 STROŃSKI, MICHAŁ STROŃSKA, TEKLA During the war, Michał and Tekla Stroński and their daughter Rozalia lived in the village of Dunajew, Lwow district. In 1943, they afforded shelter to Henia Fanger and her two sons, Yankiel and Bunia, hiding them in the hayloft. “My husband and I were afraid. We were religious people and we decided to offer them some shelter,” wrote Tekla in her testimony to Yad Vashem. “We did our best to feed them well. We ran a farm producing milk, cheese, eggs, flour, potatoes, vegetables, and sometimes even meat.” Rozalia, aged ten at the time, helped her parents by delivering the food to the hideaway. One day, the Ukrainian police conducted a search of the village. Henia’s sons ran away into the forest, where they were shot. Meanwhile, Henia was placed in Tekla’s bed, and when the intruders asked who she was, Tekla replied: “the maidservant.” Henia remained with the Strońskis for sixteen months in total, until the liberation in 1944. After the war, Henia (later Helen Anisman) moved to Canada and established a new family. The Strońskis moved to Bielsko-Biala in the Slask district, Silesia. On December 19, 1993, Yad Vashem recognized Michał and Tekla Stroński as Righteous Among the Nations.