4_Pyrcak Family Photo

1939, Front side - Photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children: Black-and-white photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children Brygida (Lusia) and Tarica. The man in the image is Stanisław. He is depicted wearing a dark suit with striped tie and white dress shirt. He has a short dark haircut and is seen standing. His wife, Stefania is depicting sitting and wearing a dark dress with metal or mesh collaring. She has a short dark haircut and is wearing a buckled shoe. On Stefania's lap is Lusia. She is wearing a white dress and her left hand is held up to her left ear. Standing in the front is Tarcia. She is wearing a white dress with white socks and dark buckled shoes. Tarcia has a white bow in her hair and a haircut with bangs. The family is standing on top of a woven rug. At the right side is a stool with lace linen laid overtop. The names of the children are exhibited with blue ink written on top of the photograph.
1939, Front side - Photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children

Black-and-white photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children Brygida (Lusia) and Tarica. The man in the image is Stanisław. He is depicted wearing a dark suit with striped tie and white dress shirt. He has a short dark haircut and is seen standing. His wife, Stefania is depicting sitting and wearing a dark dress with metal or mesh collaring. She has a short dark haircut and is wearing a buckled shoe. On Stefania's lap is Lusia. She is wearing a white dress and her left hand is held up to her left ear. Standing in the front is Tarcia. She is wearing a white dress with white socks and dark buckled shoes. Tarcia has a white bow in her hair and a haircut with bangs. The family is standing on top of a woven rug. At the right side is a stool with lace linen laid overtop. The names of the children are exhibited with blue ink written on top of the photograph.

Name/Title

4_Pyrcak Family Photo

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.4

Scope and Content

1939, photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children

Context

Photograph depicting Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak and their children Brygida (Lusia) and Tarica. Stanisław and Stefania Pyrcak dedicated to hide 17 Jews in their home in Sanok, Poland for 22 months from 1942-1944. Upon the Red Army's liberation of Poland in July 1944, the Jews in hiding finally emerged. According to the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, "The Pyrcaks' home was burned down twice by antisemites following the war." For their effort to protect Jews, the Pyrcaks were awarded $40 dollars a month for life from the Israeli government. Furthermore, Yad Vashem honored them with a medal to signify their belonging as "Righteous Gentiles".

Collection

Righteous Among the Nations

Category

Photograph

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1939 - 1939

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

3-3/8 in

Length

5-5/16 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pyrcak Family, Zofia Gadomska Paluch

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Updated by C. Walrich (Feb 2 2026)