Babisz Zofia ; Daughter: Nowobilska Stefania (Babisz); Daughter: Wisia

Babisz, Zofia Babisz-Nowobilska, Stefania Babisz, Jadwiga Zofia Babisz lived with her two daughters, Stefania and Jadwiga (Wisia), in a small house in the suburbs of Stanisławow, in Eastern Galicia. During the occupation, Stefania, an unfortunate widow in her thirties, worked as a cook in a German police facility in Stanisławow. There she met Lusia Teichberg, a Jewish woman of about twenty. The two became friendly, and Stefania supplied Lusia with generous portions of food for herself and her mother, Fania, who was interned in the ghetto. As life became increasingly dangerous for Lusia, Stefania suggested that she flee and hide on the Aryan side of the city, but Lusia was loath to leave her mother. It was only after Stefania had obtained “Aryan” documents for Lusia, and Fania Teichberg had been taken in temporarily by Zofia, that Lusia went to Warsaw together with Jadwiga Babisz. She found a place to stay and brought over her mother to live with her. Before leaving Stanisławow, Lusia also asked Stefania to help her friends, Mark and Anselm Langer, and the two young men came to Zofia’s house during the liquidation of the Stanisławow ghetto in 1943. Although not previously acquainted with them, Zofia and her daughters received the fugitives warmly and sheltered them until the liberation in August 1944. The three women were motivated by their deep religious faith and desire to help their fellow human beings; despite the risk, they requested no recompense for their actions. After the war, the Langer brothers immigrated to Israel. Lusia and her mother, who immigrated to the United States, kept in contact with Stefania and sent her packages until her death. On November 17, 1993, Yad Vashem recognized Zofia Babisz and her daughters, Stefania Babisz-Nowobilska and Jadwiga Babisz, as Righteous Among the Nations.