The Humanosh Foundation, named after Sława and Izek Wołosiański, is an initiative that grew out of deep family traditions and the need to continue the legacy of helping those most in need. It was officially established in 2020 by Katarzyna Skopiec (granddaughter of the patrons) and her family, although the founders had been conducting aid activities informally for over 15 years. The impetus for formalizing the foundation was the growing need to support refugees – including those from Tibet, Belarus, and Ukraine – and the desire to share the stories of the heroism of the Righteous Among the Nations.
The foundation's ideological foundation is the extraordinary story of its patrons: Sława and Izydor (Izek) Wołosiański. During World War II, in occupied Drohobych, this young couple achieved the nearly impossible – for nearly two years, they hid 39 people of Jewish descent in the basement of their home. Sława, only 24 years old and raising an infant daughter, Anna, risked the lives of her entire family every day to save friends and acquaintances. Izydor took care of logistics and supplies, and their joint efforts allowed all those in hiding to survive until liberation in 1944.
When asked years later about her motivation, Sława replied modestly: "I didn't save Jews, I saved people... that's just what you do". It was this sentiment, along with the unconditional courage of its patrons, that became the motto of the Humanosh Foundation. Today, the organization combines the memory of those events with real action: from running "Mirnyj Dom" (Mirnyj Home) for refugees, through medical missions with the Humanosh Emergency Medical Team, to fighting racism and intolerance, proving that helping others "is in our genes."
