Wozniak Makar ; Daughter: Aleksandra ; Daughter: Nadia ; Daughter: Hapka ; Daughter: Eva

Wozniak, Makar Wozniak, Eva Wozniak, Aleksandra Wozniak, Nadya Wozniak, Hapka Makar Wozniak, a poor, widowed farmer, lived with his daughters, Eva, Aleksandra, Nadya, and Hapka in Niesuchojeże, Wołyń District (today Nesukhoezhe, Volyn’ District). In early August 1942, the Germans slaughtered most of the Jews living in Niesuchojeże. Eli Blumenkranc, a local pharmacist, managed to escape the massacre with his sister Sara and their relative, Hala Ejbuszyc. They fled to the Wozniaks’ home. Eli was an acquaintance of Makar from the days when he worked as a pharmacist. Wozniak and his daughters welcomed the Jews into their home and hid them in their attic. Despite the Wozniaks’ poverty, they shared all their meager supplies with their wards. Furthermore, in February 1943, the Wozniaks welcomed another local Jew, Z. Zuref, into their home. Zuref had been expelled from the farmer’s home where he had found shelter after he could no longer afford to pay for his upkeep. All four Jews hid in the Wozniaks’ home until a few days after the arrival of the Red Army, on July 6, 1944, when the liberating forces had secured the roads. In 1945, the Jews left the area, but they maintained contact with Makar until his death, in the 1960s. On June 17, 1984,Yad Vashem recognized Makar Wozniak and his daughters, Eva, Aleksandra, Nadya, and Hapka, as Righteous Among the Nations.