Antonowicz family

The Antonowicz family was a Polish family associated with Wilno, now Vilnius, Lithuania, whose wartime actions are remembered in the history of the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland. During the Second World War, Wincenty Antonowicz, his wife Jadwiga, and their daughter Lucyna sheltered Jewish people after the liquidation of the Wilno Ghetto. Their home became a place of refuge for Bronisława Malberg, a young Jewish woman born in 1917, as well as for two additional Jewish families, Henia and Adi Kulgan among them. The family’s assistance took place under Nazi German occupation, when helping Jews was exceptionally dangerous and could expose rescuers and their relatives to severe punishment or death. The available account identifies the Antonowicz household as part of the broader network of non-Jewish individuals who provided concealment and protection to Jews during the Holocaust. The family’s story is therefore not a commercial brand history but a record of wartime courage, family cooperation, and moral resistance to Nazi persecution. Wincenty Antonowicz was born on May 1, 1891, and lived until 1984. Jadwiga Antonowicz was born on April 13, 1896, and died in 1942. Their daughter, Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer, was born on August 1, 1927. The family was based in Wilno, a city whose political status and national affiliation changed during the twentieth century and which is now the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The reference account describes them as a Polish family from Wilno. Yad Vashem posthumously recognized Wincenty and Jadwiga Antonowicz as Righteous Among the Nations on September 23, 1997. Lucyna, who also participated in helping those in hiding, received the same recognition on June 14, 1998. The distinction is awarded to non-Jews who risked their lives, liberty, or position to rescue Jews during the Holocaust without seeking financial or other material reward. The Antonowicz family is consequently best understood as a historical family subject rather than as a conventional consumer, corporate, or service brand. Its significance lies in the documented rescue activity of its members and in the preservation of their memory through Holocaust remembrance institutions and reference works. The known record is concise and centers on the family’s wartime sheltering activity and subsequent recognition; broader biographical, genealogical, and postwar business information is not established by the supplied sources.

The Antonowicz family was a Polish family from Wilno, now Vilnius, Lithuania. During the German occupation of Poland in the Second World War, members of the family sheltered Jews after the liquidation of the Wilno Ghetto. The known account identifies Wincenty Antonowicz, his wife Jadwiga, and their daughter Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer as participants in this act of rescue. The family provided protection to Bronisława Malberg, who was approximately twenty years old at the time and was born in 1917. The household also sheltered members of two other Jewish families, including Henia and Adi Kulgan. By offering concealment and assistance, the Antonowicz family exposed itself to the extreme risks associated with helping Jews under Nazi rule. The available historical description does not provide a detailed chronology of the hiding arrangements, the precise duration of the shelter, or the later lives of the people rescued. Jadwiga Antonowicz died in 1942, while Wincenty lived until 1984. Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer was born in 1927 and survived the war. The family’s wartime conduct was later formally acknowledged by Yad Vashem. Wincenty and Jadwiga were posthumously named Righteous Among the Nations on September 23, 1997. Lucyna received the honor on June 14, 1998. The separate recognitions reflect the family’s collective role while acknowledging that the parents were deceased when their awards were conferred. The Antonowicz family’s historical importance is tied to the Holocaust in Wilno and to the wider history of civilian rescue in German-occupied Europe. Their story illustrates how rescue could involve an entire household, including adults and children, and how aid to Jewish neighbors or acquaintances could continue even after the destruction of the local ghetto. The family is remembered through the Righteous Among the Nations framework, which documents non-Jews who helped Jews during the Holocaust at significant personal risk. No reliable information in the supplied material establishes a commercial enterprise, family-owned company, public institution, or continuing organization under the Antonowicz name. Accordingly, this entry treats the subject as a historical family designation rather than a conventional brand. Further details about the family’s ancestry, occupation, wartime residence, the rescuees’ later biographies, and postwar commemoration would require additional archival or institutional sources.

• 1998

  Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer received recognition as Righteous Among the Nations on June 14, 1998.

• 1997

  Wincenty and Jadwiga recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Yad Vashem posthumously recognized Wincenty and Jadwiga Antonowicz on September 23, 1997, for their rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.

• 1942

  Death of Jadwiga Antonowicz

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Jadwiga Antonowicz died in 1942 during the period in which the family’s wartime rescue activity took place.

• 1927

  Birth of Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Lucyna Antonowicz-Bauer was born on August 1, 1927.

• 1896

  Birth of Jadwiga Antonowicz

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Jadwiga Antonowicz was born on April 13, 1896.

• 1891

  Birth of Wincenty Antonowicz

  [1]Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org

  Wincenty Antonowicz was born on May 1, 1891.

A historical family associated with Holocaust rescue and remembrance, rather than a commercial brand.

1. 1Antonowicz familyen.wikipedia.org