The Dentkiewicz Family
Jan Dentkiewicz Husband
born 16 October 1890 – died 3 May 1961
Stanisława Dentkiewicz Wife
born 16 November 1904 – died 15 March 1993
Recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations:
12 January 1984
- Stanisława Dentkiewicz
23 August 1998
- Jan Dentkiewicz
Help Was Extended to:
Adolf Werksztel
born 27 November 1914
Daniel Werksztel
Rozalia Werksztel née Lewińska
Maryla Werksztel
Stefania Srebrna
Dora Tchórz
Ryszard Hryniewiecki
Story of Rescue
September 2010, Wirtualny Sztetl
Stanisława and Jan Dentkiewicz spent the Nazi occupation in Warsaw. First, they lived at 4 Mostowa Street, and then at 13/15 Mariensztat Street. They helped people of Jewish origin. They hid Adolf Werksztel and his parents, Dawid and Rozalia, who had left a ghetto thanks to the Dentkiewicz. In September 1941, they also hid Adolf’s sister, Rosalia, who later obtained a fake documents and moved out after five months. For some time, they also sheltered Dora Tchórz, Stefania Srebrna and others.