The Babiarz Family
Kazimiera Babiarz née Bobis Mother
born 21 February 1905 in Izbica (lubelskie) – died 1993 in Izbica (lubelskie)
Halina Błaszczyk née Babiarz Daughter
born 8 April 1929 in Izbica (lubelskie)
Recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations:
13 March 1985
- Kazimiera Babiarz née Bobis
- Halina Błaszczyk née Babiarz
Help Was Extended to:
Story of Rescue
September 2010, Wirtualny Sztetl
Before the World War II , the Babiarz family owned the only Polish mill in Izbica. The other six belonged to Jews. Zeev Lipszyc, a baker, bought flour in the Babiarz mill. Zeev’s family was deported to the camp in Bełżyc in July 1942. Only his 14-year-old son, Chanan, managed to survive. Halina Błaszczyk recalls the “action”: “It was autumn 1942, the next huge deportation, when Jews were kept in a cinema. The building still exists. Calls for help, children’s cry and moans of the dying people were heard for 3 days. We brought them water and food. Someone even took money for this. Lots of these Jews were killed at a Jewish cemetery.” Chanan escaped from the cinema and was saved by the Babiarz family. They sheltered him in a yard, and then in a woodshed. After somebody’s denunciation, Nazis searched the farm of the Babiarz family in September 1943. Chanan managed to run away. He hid in a forest. The mother and the daughter brought him food. Today Chanan lives in Israel. Chanan’s daughter and granddaughter regularly visit Mrs. Halina.
