Domański Stanisław & Domańska Władysława (Żak); Child: Jerzy ; Child: Kowalska Krystyna (Domańska)

Domański, Stanisław Domańska, Władysława Domański, Jerzy Kowalska (Domańska), Krystyna During the occupation, Stanisław Domański, his wife Władysława, and their children, Jerzy and Krystyna, born in 1927 and 1931 respectively, lived in the town of Falenica, near Warsaw, where they owned an illegal bakery. One day in 1942, Rozalia Oberländer arrived at the bakery with her three daughters, Irena, Sabina, and Anna, after fleeing from the city of Zakopane, where the Germans had murdered her husband, son, and two other daughters. Stirred to pity, Domańska offered them shelter. Since all four women had “Aryan” documents, they helped the Domańskis in the bakery. In risking her life to save Jewish refugees, Domańska was guided by humanitarian motives, which overrode considerations of personal safety. The fact that her husband, Stanisław, had been imprisoned by Germans in Warsaw and had returned in 1942 broken in body and spirit, made Domańska identify with the suffering of her charges even more. After the war, Oberländer and her daughters stayed with the Domańskis for another two years, until they felt able to begin life afresh. The friendship between the Domańskis and the Oberländers continued for many years after the war. On December 13, 1994, Yad Vashem recognized Władysława and Stanisław Domański and their children, Jerzy and Krystyna, as Righteous Among the Nations. File No. 6242