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The history of the Wołosiański cellar

History

The Story of the Survivors

39 people of Jewish origin survived the German occupation of the city by hiding for 22 months in a basement under the Wołosiański house in Drohobych. Despite the harsh conditions and danger, they managed to save their lives, which allowed most of them to survive World War II.

1. Bezazel Artur Hendel

Hadassa Hendel's fathers ³, husband of Sophia Hendel ². He did not speak Polish. After the war, he moved with his family to Israel. He died in 1972.

2. Sophia Hendel

Maiden name: Schreier. Mother of Hadassa Hendel ³, wife of B. A. Hendel ¹. After the war, she moved with her family to Israel. She died in 1989.

3. Hadassa Lizi Hendel

B.A.'s daughter. Hendel ¹ and Sophia Hendel ². She was 13 years old during the occupation. After the war, she moved with her family to Israel and took the surname Wygodny.

4. Wolf Sztok

Stella's father ⁶ and Mitki Sztok ⁷, husband of Genia Sztok ⁵. Eugenia Herzig's brother ²².

5. Genia Sztok

Stella's mother ⁶ and Mitki Sztok ⁷, wife of Wolf Sztok ⁴. Also known as Tova Sztok.

6. Stella Sztok

Genia Sztok's daughter ⁵ and Wolf Sztok ⁴. Mitki's sister Sztok ⁷. She was 8 - 10 years old during the occupation. She moved to Israel and lives there. When she married, she took the surname Arad. She has two daughters.

7. Mitka Sztok

Genia Sztok's daughter ⁵ and Wolf Sztok ⁴. Stella Sztok's sister ⁶. She was 5-6 years old during the occupation. She moved to Israel. When she married, she took the surname Alexander.

8. Nanny of the Sztok family

The personalities, unfortunately, remain unknown.

9. Motio Egert

Lonio Strasser's uncle ¹¹, brother of Fela Strasser ¹⁰. At first he hid in a neighboring basement, then dug a connection between the two. After the liberation of Drochobych, he enlisted in the Red Army, where he died.

10. fela Strasser

Lonio Strasser's mother ¹¹, Motio Egert's sister ⁹.

11. Lonio Strasser

Fela Strasser's son ¹⁰, nephew of Motio Strasser ⁹. He was about 6 years old during the occupation. He moved and lives in Israel under the name Arieh Nativ. With his wife, Zafra, they have four children.

12. Gustaw Kreisler

Janina Kreisler's husband ¹³. E.D. Klinghoffer's good friend ¹⁴. He was a doctor of chemical sciences and worked in a refinery. After the war, he returned to his home town, Vienna. He later moved to Gliwic.

13. Janina Kreisler

Gustaw Kreisler's wife ¹². She had a son from a previous marriage to a Gentile. The son lives in Australia.

14. Elyakim David Klinghoffer

Friend of Gustaw Kreisler¹² and Jacob Zobel ³⁰. After the war, he moved to Haifa, Israel. He was a lawyer.

15. Ruth Bienstock

Mr. Bienstock's wife¹⁶, daughter of P. Levi/Weiss ¹⁷.

16 Mr. Bienstock

Name unknown. Husband of Ruth Bienstock ¹⁵.

17. Mr. Levi/Weiss

First name unknown, last name probably Levi or Weiss. Father Ruth Bienstock¹⁵.

18. Bertold Frey

Halina Frey's husband ¹⁹. He was a dentist. After the war, he moved to Offenbach, Germany, with his wife. They had one son, Jurek.

19. Halina Frey

Bertold Frey's wife ¹⁸, daughter of Amalia Rozenberg ²⁰. She was a good friend of Sława. After the war, she moved to Offenbach, Germany, with her husband. They had a son together, Jurek. She kept in touch with Sława until the end of her life.

20. Amalia Rozenberg

Halina Frey's mother ¹⁹. She died in Gliwice in 1967.

21. Zygmunt Herzig

Eugenia Herzig's husband ²², uncle of Ludka Herzig ²⁴. Brother of Izydor Herzig, whom he rescued from a train to a concentration camp and brought into the basement.

22. Eugenia Herzig

Wife of Zygmunt Herzig ²¹, aunt of Ludka Herzig ²⁴. Maiden name Shtok, sister of Wolf Shtok ⁴.

23. Izydor Herzig

Ludka Herzig's father ²⁴, brother of Zygmunt Herzig ²¹. His wife was killed before he reached the basement. He was rescued from a train to a concentration camp by his brother. He died in a refugee camp shortly after the war ended.

24. Ludka Herzig

Daughter of Izydor Herzig ²³. Zygmunt Herzig's niece ²¹. She was about 8 years old during the occupation. She moved to New York after the war. She married and took the name Lucille Lebowitz.

25. Dr. Leon Mischel

Bertha Mischel's husband ²⁶, brother of Dr. Samuel Mischel²⁷.

26. Berta Mischel

Wife of Dr. Leon Mischel ²⁵. She died in Buffalo, New York, in 1968.

27 Dr. Samuel Mischel

Janina Mischel's father ²⁹, husband of Helena Mischel ²⁸. He died in Drochobych in 1945-1946.

28. Helena Mischel

Janina Mischel's mother ²⁹, wife of Dr. Samuel Mischel ²⁷. Gruber's maiden name. After the war, she moved to Dayton Spring, Maryland.

29. Janina Mischel

Daughter of Dr. Samuel Mischel ²⁷ and Helena Mischel ²⁸. After the war, she moved to the US and took the surname Kanner.

30. Yakub Zobel

Elza Zobel's husband ³¹. Friend of E.D. Klinghoffer ¹⁴. After the war, he moved to Israel, then to Canada. He had 2 daughters.

31st Elza Zobel

Wife of Jacob Zobel ³⁰. She was a talented seamstress. After the war she moved to Israel, then to Canada. She had 2 daughters.

32. Joseph Lind

Anna Lind's father ³⁴, husband of Ludwika Lind ³³. After the war, he moved to Australia.

33. Ludwika Lind

Anna Lind's mother ³⁴, wife of Joseph Linda ³². Her sister was a neighbor of Slava. After the war, she moved to Australia.

34th Anna Lind

Ludwika Lind's daughter ³³ and Joseph ³². She was 5 - 6 years old during the occupation. After the war, she and her family left for Australia.

35. Tecia Winkler

During the occupation she was unmarried. After the war, she moved to Chrzanow and married a Pole. She adopted the name Korczynska.

36. Prof. Joseph Reinhold

A cardiologist and psychiatrist, he was a bachelor during the occupation. After the war, he was involved in the management and development of the spa resorts in Truskavets and Jesenik. He died of a heart attack on November 3, 1947 in Jesenik.

37. Maximilian Tepper

Julian Tepper's father ³⁹, husband of Halina Tepper³⁸. After the war, he moved with his family, Sława and Izydor to Wrocław. In 1968 he emigrated to Canada, where he lived for the rest of his life.

38. Halina Tepper

Julian Tepper's mother ³⁹, wife of Maximilian Tepper ³⁷. After the war, she moved with her family, Sława and Izydor to Wrocław. In 1968 she emigrated to Canada. She maintained contact with Slava until the end of her life.

39. Julian Tepper

Halina Tepper's son ³⁸ and Maximilian Tepper ³⁷. He was about 12 years old during the occupation. After the war, he left with his family, Sława and Izydor, for Wrocław. In 1968 he emigrated to Canada. He married Millicent and they have two children, Michael and Tracy. They live in Toronto.

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“Inspired by my grandparents who saved 39 Jews from the Nazis, our mission is to build a reality in which everyone feels safe and dignified, regardless of their background, race, religion or skin color.” – Kasia Skopiec, founder of the Humanosh Foundation