Oshurko Nikolay & Maria ; Son: Petro ; Son: Jakov ; Son: Nikolay ; Son: Ivan ; Daughter: Anna ; Daughter: Melnik Maria (Oshurko)

Oshurko, Nikolay Oshurko, Mariya Oshurko, Ivan Oshurko, Petro Oshurko, Anna Oshurko, Yakov Oshurko, Nikolay Oshurko, Mariya Nikolay Oshurko, his wife, Mariya, and their six children, Ivan, Petro, Anna, Yakov, Nikolay, and Mariya, owned the Jurkowo khutor, not far from the village of Borowe, Wołyń (today Borove, Rivne District). The Oshurkos were Baptists and every Sunday the elderly Oshurko would visit the villages in the area preaching to his co-religionists the importance of showing love and respect to the children of Israel, the chosen people. Even during the German occupation, he did not cease doing this, and, furthermore, his love of the Jewish people became known to the local Jews and his home turned into a way station for many Jews fleeing the clutches of the Nazis. In September or October 1942, three Jews from Rafałówka (Rafalivka), approximately 30 km south of Borowe, arrived at the Oshurkos’ home. It was a Sunday and the head of the household was not at home, but his wife and children welcomed the three inside, offered them food, and put them to sleep in the granary. The following morning, the Oshurkos invited the Jews to join them for a family meal. After hearing what each of the three Jews had been through, Oshurko advised one of them to return to his family still living in Rafałówka. He suggested to another to try living under a false identity, and the third, Aleksandr Shvartsblat, who had lost his entire family, he invited to stay under his roof. Shvartsblat was hidden in the threshing room, where he spent most of his day. He only went into the Oshurkos’ home when they were having family meals. He was well treated and he sensed that the Oshurkos felt honored to be hiding him. When winter set in, Shvartsblat was moved into the house and only hidden when strangers appeared. In all, he hid with the Oshurkos for eight months, until the Soviet partisans entered the area and Shvartsblat joined their ranks. He remained with them until theliberation, in March 1944. In the late 1940s, Shvartsblat immigrated to Israel and, in 1987, after he had renewed contact with the Oshurkos, he brought two of the Oshurko children to Israel for a visit. On July 27, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Nikolay and Mariya Oshurko, and their children, Ivan, Petro, Anna, Yakov, Nikolay, and Mariya Oshurko, as Righteous Among the Nations.