The Survivors Moszek and Motek in liberated Warsaw 1945.

During the Nazi occupation, Moszek and Motek were hiding in the forests located near Janów Lubelski. Moszek Hamer (on the left) lost nearly all his family living in this area. His grandparents, Azriel and Szifra, were killed by the Nazis in Janów Lubelski. In autumn 1942 in Przymiarki, a group of Polish bandits executed 48 men of Jewish origin. One of the victims was Awrum, Moszek’s father. In spring 1943, on Passover Eve, German soldiers murdered his mother Henele and his elder sister Mania. They were killed in the vicinity of Jarugi forest. Apart from Moszek, the only survivor of the family was his younger sister Nechama.
Motek Goldhecht (on the right) was born and brought up in Warsaw. In 1942 he fled the Warsaw ghetto. Afterwards, he secretly sailed to Annopol and headed towards Godziszow near Janow Lubelski. Having arrived in the village on foot, he visited his acquaintances from Warsaw- the Grosman family. Goldhecht’s closest relatives were probably killed in Treblinka. Escaping from extermination, Motek and other Jews fled into the local woods. Three of Motek’s friends- Mosze, Tuvia and Chaim Grosmans- were executed in Przymiarki. The only survivor was their mother, Henele, who along with Motek took care of Moszek and Nechama Hamers. Many persecuted Jews in Godziszow village were supported by Maciej Gajur and Stanisław Pudlo. Many years later, following the request of Motek Goldhecht, Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem posthumously honored the two Poles as the Righteous Among the Nations of the World.