Łazanowski Józef & Łazanowska Katarzyna ; Daughter: Łukasiewicz Anna (Łazanowska); Daughter: Bachmatiuk Bronisława (Łazanowska)

Łazanowski, Józef Łazanowska, Katarzyna Bachmatiuk-Łazanowska, Bronisława Łukasiewicz-Łazanowska, Anna In 1941, after the Germans entered the town of Kolomyja (Stanisławów district), Karol and Roza Bergman moved to the nearby village of Rosochacz, where they had some farmland. Shortly afterwards, both of them were mobilized for forced labor on a nearby estate, and in the spring they were interned in a ghetto that had been established in Rosochacz. In September 1942, when the ghetto was liquidated and its inhabitants transported to Kolomyja, the Bergmans and Roza’s mother eluded the transport, went to Łazanowskis’ farm, and asked for their help. Józef and Katarzyna Łazanowski, together with their daughters Bronisława and Anna, agreed unconditionally to help their Jewish acquaintances. Joining forces, they dug an underground shelter in the farmyard, protected from the rain and camouflaged with branches and soil. The three refugees spent their days in this shelter and came out at night to bathe and take in some fresh air. They remained in their hideout, with the Łazanowskis’ sympathetic and devoted care, until the Red Army liberated them in July 1944. Throughout, the Łazanowskis accepted no recompense, acting out of good-heartedness and humanitarianism. After the war, the survivors resettled in Israel and eventually hosted Bronisława and Anna, the Łazanowskis’ daughters, in their home. On March 24, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Józef Łazanowski and his wife, Katarzyna Łazanowska, as Righteous Among the Nations. On December 19, 1993, Yad Vashem recognized their daughters, Bronisława Bachmatiuk née Łazanowska, and Anna Łukasiewicz née Łazanowska, as Righteous Among the Nations.