Skokun Piotr & Józefa ; Son: Ludwik

Skokun, Piotr Skokun, Józefa Skokun, Ludwik In August 1942, Maier Leib Aszkenazy and his daughter, Nusia, fled from the Trembowla ghetto, in Eastern Galicia, and hid in the surrounding forests until December 1942. When winter arrived and it began to snow, the two frozen and exhausted fugitives decided to seek shelter with Piotr Skokun, a farmer in the nearby village of Slobudka Janowska, with whom Aszkenazy had had business ties before the war. At dead of night, Aszkenazy and his daughter woke up Piotr and Józefa Skokun who, together with their son, Ludwik, welcomed the refugees and did all they could to help them. They built a special hiding place for them, paid for their upkeep, and saw to all their needs for a year and a half, until the area was liberated in the summer of 1944. The Skokuns were the only Poles in the village, known for its antisemitism, who dared hide Jews in their home during the occupation. After the liberation, Ukrainian nationalists discovered that the Skokuns had hidden Jews, raided their house, and killed Piotr. In risking their lives to save Jews, the Skokuns were guided by humanitarian motives, which overrode considerations of personal safety or economic hardship. After the war, Józefa Skokun and her son moved to an area within the new borders of Poland. Aszkenazy died shortly after the war, and after his death, his daughter, Nusia, immigrated to the United States. On July 6, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Józefa and Piotr Skokun, and their son, Ludwik, as Righteous Among the Nations. File 2120