The Righteous Granted State Honours

For heroic conduct and extraordinary courage displayed saving the lives of Jews during World War II, for outstanding service in the defence of humanity and human rights, the following were awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Revival of Poland:

• Maria Augustyn who, together with her family, took Hena and Oskar Oliner into their home.
• Leokadia Kieler who, together with her family, hid the siblings Mojżesz, Icek and Blima Katz, as well as Majer Blau.
• Anna Szubrycht who. together with her parents, his two Jewish fugitives - Joszua andi Józef Guzik.
• Eugeniusz Szyfner who, together with her parents, gave shelter to the Zuckerbrodt family and to Jankiel Heller.
• Eugeniusz Szylar who, together with his family, took into their family home the Weltz family - Miriam, with her children Mońiek, Abraham, Reśką and Aron, with his wife Shirley and son Leon.
• Andrzej Woźny who, together with his parents, hid the Kornreich family.

The Commander's Cross of the Order of the Revival of Poland was awarded posthumously to: 

• Julia Barnaś (Sister Frydolina), Franciszka Hapońska (Sister Gertruda) and Balbina Pieczara (Sister Seweryna) who aided sick Jews in the hospital in Gorlice.
• Franciszek Belniak who, together with his family, hid the ten-member Elger family. For providing this help, they were shot on 14th January 1943.
• Helena Benisz who, together with her husband Jan, helped the Jewish Honigwachs family.
• Zofia and Walerian Bomba who hid Aleksandra Metz in their home in Szklary.
• Antoni and Dorota Szylar, and their daughters Zofia Broda and Helena Kielar, who took into their home the Weltz family - Miriam, with her children Mońiek, Abraham, Reśką and Arona, with his wife Shirley and son Leon.
• Mikołaj Chanas who, together with his family, hid three fugitives in their home - Baniek Lew with Eliasz Margulies and his brother. For this aid, they were shot on 28th March 1943.
• Feliks Ciołkosz who, together with other villagers in Kozłówek, provided aid to around forty Jews. For this aid, he was shot on 3rd July 1943.
• Helena and Jan Cwynar who cared for a Jewish child, Abraham Izaak Segal.
• Franciszek Dwojak who, together with her family, hid the six-member Schwimmer from Tarnow. As a result, they were subsequently shot.
• Józef Fąfara who, together with others villagers from Kozłówek, Markuszowa and Oparówki, helped a group of around forty Jews. For this, he was shot on 3rd July 1943.
• Andrzej Fenczak who, together with his family, provided shelter to five Jews, among whom was the three-member Ires family.
• Józefa and Franciszek Florek who, from 1941, cared for eleven year old Marian Reich.
• Katarzyna and Michał Gerul who gave shelter to seven Jews. For this aid, they were shot in 1944.
• Franciszek Gniewek who provided food for the Schipper family in the Rzeszów ghetto.
• Katarzyna and Stanisław Gwizdak together with their son Tadeusz who, from 1942 until the end of the occupation, hid six Jewish fugitives from the Rzeszów ghetto.
• Wiktor Jaderny who, from the beginning of the occupation, sent food to the Mielc Jews in the labour camp.
• Maria and Franciszek Kazanowscy who, together with the son Stanisław, hid the Geller siblings and Dawid Nehmer in their family home.
• Stefania Kądzielawa (Sister Czesława), Zofia Liszka (Sister Serapiona), Marcjanna Łączniak (Sister Ambrozja), Julia Mikoś (Sister Chrystiana) and Zofia Śliwka (Sister Atanazja) who, at the end of 1942, in their convent in Dominikowice, hid Sabina Honigwachs, a fugitive from the Gorlice ghetto.
• Helena and Jan Koszyk who gave temporary shelter and food to Popiel and Duweta Bodenstein.
• Michał Kruk who halped Aleksander Hirschberg, a member of the Jewish Workers Union "Bund". For providing this aid, he was shot on 6th September 1943.
• Józef Laska who manufactured and provided false documents to individuals being pursued by the Gestapo. He organised transport to Hungary for both Poles and Jews.
• Anna and Ludwik Niemiec who helped Popiel and Duweta Bodenstein.
• Stanisław Oparowski who, together with others villagers from Kozłówek, Markuszowa and Oparówki, helped a group of around forty Jews. For this help, he was shot on 3rd July 1943.
• Father Andrzej Osikowicz who, as parish priest and deacon in Drohobycz, provided Jews with baptismal certificates and hid Jewish children.
• Father Jan Patrzyk who, together with his family, saved twelve year old Judyta Eisenberg.
• Balwina Piecuch who, together with her son Stanisław, saved eleven year old Samuel Oliner from Bielanki.
• Józef Pietrzykowski who helped Jews by provided false documents and by transporting them to safe places. For this aid, he was shot on 28th August 1942.
• Aleksandra Pirga who, together with others villagers from Kozłówek, Markuszowa and Oparówki, helped a group of around forty Jews. For this aid, he was shot on 3rd July 1943.
• Maria and Józef Pruchniewicz who, in their home, hid Jehuda and Treana Lejb Bloum, their daughter Rejzel and their relative Mosze Kuflik. For this aid, Józef Pruchniewicz was shot in March 1944.
• Maria Pyka who helped Sala Erenreich and her two year old daughter Maria.
• Maria and Stanisław Radzik who hid Salomea, Rozalia and Anna Wymisner, Jakub Hoffman and Reba Urysia of z Moszczenica. For this aid, Stanisław Radzik was shot on 30th September 1943 r. His wife Maria died on 26th January 1944 as the result of a severe beating.
• Roman Segelin who, together with his family, gave temporary shelter to Helena Kamieniecka and her children. For this aid, he was shot in the spring of 1944.
• Anna and Antoni Skrobacz who helped the Dörfler family. In their own home, they also sheltered Abraham Izaak Segal, grandson of Benzion Dörfler, Abrahama Izaaka Segala.
• Janina Sokołowska who worked with the Council to Aid Jews "Żegota". She provided food and medicines to the inmates of the Nowy Sącz ghetto. She also hid two Jews in her own home.
• Władysława and Władysław Sterkowicz who hid six Jews in the basement of their home. Those hidden were Szymon Kracer, Hesztek Rott, Mira Hoffman, Rozalia Hoffman, Fraga Berek and Moniek Mendel.
• Marian Szafraniec, who careted and distributed false documents to individuals being pursued by the Gestapo. He provided a false identitry card to Prof. Hugo Steinhaus.
• Julia Twardzik who, together with his parents, hid nine Jews from Jedlicze and Krosno – Lejb and Leja Lerman and their two children, Chawa Lambek and her daughter, Menasze Najman, Hersz Fries and Irena Roschandler.
• Anastazja Tylawska who helped Lejb Josek from Męcina Wielka. For this aid, he was shot on 26th January 1944.
• Kunegunda and Szymon Waląg who, together with their daughter Helena, temporarily hid three Jews.
• Leon Wanatowicz who employed Jewish musicians in his restaurant. In 1944, he hid Helena Frachowicz and her family in his home.
• Filip Wąsowski who, together with his son Władysław, hid seven Jews in their own home.
• Maria and Piotr Węglowski who, from the autumn of 1942 until January 1944, hid two fugitives from the Dębicki ghetto – Neszka and Szlomo Taub.
• Piotr Zagórski who, together with others villagers from Kozłówek, Markuszowa and Oparówki, helped a group of around forty Jews. For this aid, he was shot on 3rd July 1943.

Abraham Izaak Segalk was presented with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for preserving the memory and disseminating knowledge of Poles who rescued Jews during World War Two.

Urszula Niemczak and Bogdan Romaniuk were awarded the Gold Cross of Merit and Mateusz Szpytma, the Silver Cross of Merit, for preserving the memory and disseminating knowledge of Poles who rescued Jews during World War Two and for their involvement in the founding of the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews During WWII.

Prior to the ceremony, a multi-faith service, honouring the Righteous Among the Nations, took place in the Łańcut synagogue.

Source: Odznaczenia za bohaterską postawę w ratowaniu Żydów [online] http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,35,odznaczenia-za-bohaterska-postawe-w-ratowaniu-zydow.html [20.03.2016].