The history of Sława and Izydor Wołosiański

Jaroslava and Izydor Wolosianski lived in Drohobych in eastern Galicia. Before becoming engaged to Jaroslava, Izydor worked as a technician in a German workshop where Jews also worked. In September 1942, Izydor hid fourteen Jews - women and children - in the basement of the villa where the workshop offices were located. Jarosława, Izydor's fiancée, brought them food. At the end of ...

At Yad Vashem about Slava and Izydor Volosianski. Read More »

A memorial plaque will be unveiled in the city in honor of Slava and Izydor Volosianski. It is known: "Whoever saved one person - saved the universe." These are the words on the diploma and medal of the Righteous Among the Nations, with which the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem commemorates the brave people who saved others during World War II, under threat of death and extermination by the Nazis. In Drohobych ...

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The Wolosianski couple, who have lived in Breslau since the post-war years, saved 39 Jews from Drohobych during World War II. An exhibition at the Edith Stein House Thirty-nine tells the story of their heroism. They will remember this number for the rest of their lives. That's how many Jews, including seven children, were hidden in the basement of their house by Jaroslaw and Izydor Wolosianski. Their heroism is told in the exhibition ...

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