Smok
03-24-2009, 09:50 AM
On 23 III 1944 in Markowa (Poland), a patrol of German police came to the house of Wiktoria and Józef Ulm (Ulma), where they found 8 Jews, members of the Szall and Goldman families. First the Germans executed all the Jews. Then they shot down pregnant Wiktoria and her husband. When the 6 children began to scream at the scene of dead bodies of their parents, Jozef Kokott, a German policeman killed them.
Markowa was a Polish village near Lancut. During World War II many families hid their Jewish neighbours to help them survive the Holocaust. It is estimated that at least 17 Jews survived the war in Markowa. Seven members of Weltz family were hidden in a barn of Dorota and Antoni Szylar. Jakub Einhorn were hidden by Jan and Weronika Przybylak and Jakub Lorbenfeld family were hidden by Michal Bar. Two girls from Reisenbach family were initially hidden by Stanislaw Kielar, before joining the rest of 5 members family in the house of Julia and Józef Bar. Righteous Gentiles came in all shapes and sizes. Some were industrialists called Oksar and others were simple peasants who showed real courage.
Youtube movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kh-J4Mhrw
http://www.zenit.org/article-19228?l=english
Markowa was a Polish village near Lancut. During World War II many families hid their Jewish neighbours to help them survive the Holocaust. It is estimated that at least 17 Jews survived the war in Markowa. Seven members of Weltz family were hidden in a barn of Dorota and Antoni Szylar. Jakub Einhorn were hidden by Jan and Weronika Przybylak and Jakub Lorbenfeld family were hidden by Michal Bar. Two girls from Reisenbach family were initially hidden by Stanislaw Kielar, before joining the rest of 5 members family in the house of Julia and Józef Bar. Righteous Gentiles came in all shapes and sizes. Some were industrialists called Oksar and others were simple peasants who showed real courage.
Youtube movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kh-J4Mhrw
http://www.zenit.org/article-19228?l=english