Rafalski Paweł & Rafalska Aniela ; Daughter: Rafalska Maria ; Daughter: Rafalska Bronisława

Rafalski Paweł Rafalska Aniela Rafalska Maria Rafalska Bronisława During the liquidation of the Jews of Eastern Galicia, Mozes Bezen and Salomea Bezner, Nuchim and Feiga Flascher, and Julius and Bronisław Diczek, all from the surrounding towns, arrived at the home of Paweł Rafalski, a peasant who lived with his wife, Aniela, and their two daughters, Maria and Bronisława, in the village of Markowa, near the town of Zawalow in the Tarnopol district. The Rafalskis allowed them to hide in a farm building in the yard, and later transferred them to a hiding place near their home, which they specially built for them. The six Jewish refugees stayed in their hiding place until the spring of 1944, when the area was liberated. Throughout this period, the Rafalskis saw to all their needs and provided them with medicines when necessary. In risking their lives for the refugees, the Rafalskis were guided by purely humanitarian considerations, and never expected anything in return. After the war, the survivors immigrated to the United States while the Rafalskis moved to Warsaw. On February 12, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Aniela and Paweł Rafalski and their daughters, Maria and Bronisława, as Righteous Among the Nations. File 4544