Dutkiewicz Teodor & Hanna (Semak); Son: Ryszard ; Daughter: Nalepka Stefania (Dutkiewicz)

Dutkiewicz, Teodor Dutkiewicz, Hanna Dutkiewicz, Ryszard Nalepka-Dutkiewicz Stefania Before the war, Teodor Dutkiewicz worked for Ozias Thau, a Jewish lawyer who lived with his family in Lwow. When the Germans occupied the city, and the Thau family was interned in the ghetto, Dutkiewicz, at his own initiative offered to help them. At first, he supplied them with food, but when the Aktionen began, he hid them in his apartment until they were over. In May 1943, before the liquidation of the ghetto, Dutkiewicz decided to smuggle out the Jewish refugees and hid them in his house in Zimna Woda, a village near Lwow. In order to minimize the risk, Dutkiewicz escorted each of the Thaus – the parents, Cecila and Ozias, their daughters, Charlota and Miriam, and their aunt, Adela Ornstein – separately from the ghetto to his house. Dutkiewicz, his wife Anna, and their children Ryszard and Stefania, saw to all the Thaus’ needs, and despite the danger, took the Thaus with them when they had to move. At first, the Thaus paid for their upkeep, but even when their money ran out, the Dutkiewiczes continued sheltering them. In saving the Thaus, the Dutkiewiczes were inspired by humanitarian motives and a loyalty, which overrode considerations of personal safety or economic hardship. In 1950, Miriam Thau immigrated to Israel with her family and later testified that: “The Dutkiewiczes risked their lives for us day and night, and if we are alive today, we have them to thank for it.” On October 22, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Hanna and Teodor Dutkiewicz and their children, Stefania Nalepka-Dutkiewicz and Ryszard Dutkiewicz, as Righteous Among the Nations.