Przysiecki Witold & Przysiecka Maria (Kułakowska); Mother-In-Law: Kułakowska Klaudia

Kułakowska Klaudia Przysiecki Witold Przysiecka Maria Before the war, the Mildwurms lived in Lwów, next door to Klaudia Kułakowska. When the area was under Soviet control, the Mildwurms helped Kułakowska, when she ran into financial difficulties. After the Germans occupied the city and began persecuting the Jews, Kułakowska repaid the Mildwurms by saving their young daughter, Celina (later Anna Kłodzińska-Piątkowska). During one of the Ationen in Lwów, all the Mildwurms, except for Celina, perished. Celina escaped, and made her way to Kułakowska’s home, where she was given a warm welcome. After obtaining “Aryan” documents for Celina, Kułakowska arranged for her to stay with Maria and Witold Przysiecki, her daughter and son-in-law, who lived with their little daughter in the town of Monasterzyska in the Tarnopol district. Witold Przysiecki traveled especially to Lwów to fetch Celina home. He found work for Celina, who stayed with them until the summer of 1944, when the area was liberated. In risking their lives for Celina Mildwurm, the Przysieckis were guided by humanitarian considerations and never expected anything in return. Celina was not the only one to be helped by the Przysieckis. After the war, Celina moved to Warsaw, while her saviors moved to Lower Silesia. On March 7, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Klaudia Kułakowska, her daughter, Maria Przysiecka, and her son-in-law, Witold Przysiecki, as Righteous Among the Nations. File 4535