Nazarenko Moisei & Lukeriya ; Son: Vasili ; Daughter: Sudenko Yefrosinia (Nazarenko); Daughter: Tanasienko Nadezhda (Nazarenko)

Nazarenko, Moisey Nazarenko, Lukerya Nazarenko, Yefrosinya Nazarenko, Nadezhda Nazarenko, Vasiliy Moisey Nazarenko and his wife, Lukerya, were farmers living in the village of Voytovtsy, district of Vinnitsa (today Viytivtsi, Vinnytsya District). In September 1941, the Nazarenkos decided to have coats made for their children, Yefrosinya, Nadezhda, and Vasiliy. Nazarenko traveled to the nearby town of Zhornishche (Zhornyshche), where he found a Jewish seamstress named Etya Yadushliver. At this time, it was still permitted for Jews to work for locals and Yadushliver was taken back to the Nazarenkos’ home to work on the coats. After a few weeks, Nazarenko heard rumors about pogroms against Jews in the area, and in particular in Zhornishche. He realized that if Yadushliver, who had finished her work, was to return home, she would most likely be killed. The Nazarenko family thus decided to hide her in their house. None of the other villagers were aware of her presence, as they had not noticed her working in the Nazarenkos’ barn. At night, the Nazarenko family heard Yadushliver crying bitterly out of concern for her daughter Betya, who she had last seen when the ghetto was established in Nemirov (Nemyriv). To help her, the Nazarenko daughters decided to go to the Nemirov ghetto to try and find out what had happened to Betya. The Nazarenkos found her at work paving the road. Betya was overjoyed when they informed her that her mother was alive and she accompanied them back to their home. The Nazarenkosy hid Yadushliver and her daughter in various places, depending on the season and the situation. Sometimes the mother and daughter were hidden in the barn, sometimes in the attic or the basement, and in return, Yadushliver mended all the Nazarenkos’ clothes and her daughter helped with the housework. Despite the attempt to keep the Jews’ presence a secret, rumors spread that the Nazarenkos were harboring people and the village head soon paid them a visit. Afterquestioning them, he sent a policeman to conduct a search of the Nazarenkos’ property, but the Jewish wards were not discovered. Afterward, out of fear that they may yet be found, the mother and daughter went to hide in a haystack in a field for eight days. During this time, Vasiliy, the Nazarenkos’ youngest son, regularly brought food to the Yadushlivers and kept them updated on the developments in the village. When the situation calmed down, the Jews returned to the warmth of the Nazarenkos’ home, where they hid until the liberation, in March 1944. Afterward, the survivors left the village and settled in Vinnitsa, from where they kept in touch with the Nazarenkos for many years thereafter. On January 2, 1995, Yad Vashem recognized Moisey and Lukerya Nazarenko, and their children, Yefrosinya, Nadezhda, and Vasiliy Nazarenko, as Righteous Among the Nations.