{"id":1088,"date":"2026-08-31T19:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/?page_id=1088"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:54:40","slug":"historia-rodziny-sztok","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/historia-ocalonych\/historia-rodziny-sztok\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Sztok Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolf Sztok\u2014Eugenia Herzig\u2019s brother\u2014and his wife Genia (also known as Tova) went into hiding with their two daughters, Stella and Mitka, as well as a nanny whose surname could not be ascertained. During the occupation, Stella was between eight and ten years old, while Mitka was five or six. After the war, both emigrated to Israel; Stella took the surname Arad and had two daughters, while Mitka\u2014whose married name was Alexander\u2014settled there permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Austrian-Military-WW1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Wolf Sztok w armii austriackiej\" class=\"wp-image-962\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Austrian-Military-WW1-1.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Austrian-Military-WW1-1-188x300.jpeg 188w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Austrian-Military-WW1-1-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wolf Sztok in the Austrian Army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-and-Wolf-Sztok.-Wedding-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Zdj\u0119cie ze \u015blubu Tovy i Wolfa Sztoka\" class=\"wp-image-959\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-and-Wolf-Sztok.-Wedding-1.jpeg 397w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-and-Wolf-Sztok.-Wedding-1-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-and-Wolf-Sztok.-Wedding-1-7x12.jpeg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo from the wedding of Tova and Wolf Sztok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-before-War-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Tova Sztok przed wojn\u0105\" class=\"wp-image-960\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-before-War-1-1.jpeg 398w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-before-War-1-1-187x300.jpeg 187w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-Sztok-before-War-1-1-7x12.jpeg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tova Sztok before the war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tovas-Friends-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Tova z przyjaci\u00f3\u0142mi w Katowicach, przed wojn\u0105\" class=\"wp-image-972\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tovas-Friends-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg 808w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tovas-Friends-Katowice-before-War-1-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tovas-Friends-Katowice-before-War-1-768x608.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tovas-Friends-Katowice-before-War-1-15x12.jpeg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tova with friends in Katowice, before the war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--706x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tova i Wolf Sztok, Katowice\" class=\"wp-image-971\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--768x1113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--1060x1536.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--1413x2048.jpg 1413w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice--8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tova-i-Wolf-Stock-Katowice-.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tova and Wolf Sztok, Katowice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Mitka-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Stella z Mitk\u0105 w Katowicach, przed wojn\u0105\" class=\"wp-image-970\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Mitka-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Mitka-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1-205x300.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Mitka-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stella and Mitka in Katowice, before the war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Stella Sztok w Katowicach, przed wojn\u0105\" class=\"wp-image-969\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1.jpeg 349w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1-164x300.jpeg 164w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Katowice-before-War-1-7x12.jpeg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stella Sztok in Katowice, before the war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mitka-Sztok-and-friend-Israel-Army-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Mitka Sztok z przyjaci\u00f3\u0142k\u0105 w armii izraelskiej.\" class=\"wp-image-966\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mitka-Sztok-and-friend-Israel-Army-1.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mitka-Sztok-and-friend-Israel-Army-1-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mitka-Sztok-and-friend-Israel-Army-1-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mitka-Sztok-and-friend-Israel-Army-1-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mitka Sztok z przyjaci\u00f3\u0142k\u0105 w armii izraelskiej<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Haifa-Harbour-Police-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Stella Sztok w mundurze policji Haify\" class=\"wp-image-968\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Haifa-Harbour-Police-1.jpeg 439w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Haifa-Harbour-Police-1-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Sztok-Haifa-Harbour-Police-1-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stella Sztok in the uniform of the Haifa police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stella w Izraelu\" class=\"wp-image-967\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-Izrael.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stella in Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Tova-Sztok-Israel-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Wolf i Tova w Izraelu\" class=\"wp-image-963\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Tova-Sztok-Israel-2-1.jpeg 476w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Tova-Sztok-Israel-2-1-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wolf-Sztok-Tova-Sztok-Israel-2-1-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wolf and Tova in Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Towa-i-Wolf-Jadwashem-1984.jpeg\" alt=\"Towa i Wolf w Yad Vashem, 1984\" class=\"wp-image-961\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Towa-i-Wolf-Jadwashem-1984.jpeg 933w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Towa-i-Wolf-Jadwashem-1984-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Towa-i-Wolf-Jadwashem-1984-768x527.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/humanosh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Towa-i-Wolf-Jadwashem-1984-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Towa and Wolf at Yad Vashem, 1984<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview - Stella Sztok\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iUzepx-y2xo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview - Mitka Sztok\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QRsqJe9AGlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wolf Sztok, brat Eugenii Herzig, i jego \u017cona Genia, znana te\u017c jako Tova, ukrywali si\u0119 razem z dwiema c\u00f3rkami, Stell\u0105 i Mitk\u0105, oraz niani\u0105, kt\u00f3rej nazwiska niestety nie uda\u0142o si\u0119 ustali\u0107. Stella mia\u0142a podczas okupacji od o\u015bmiu do dziesi\u0119ciu lat, Mitka pi\u0119\u0107 lub sze\u015b\u0107. Obie po wojnie wyjecha\u0142y do Izraela, gdzie Stella przyj\u0119\u0142a nazwisko Arad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":935,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1088","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1089,"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1088\/revisions\/1089"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanosh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}