New family stories: the Lehrers and the Blitzes

Story of the Lehrer family

Three weeks ago, on January 18, 2024, the story of the Lehrer family - two brothers from Sambor who married two Pacanower sisters from Czarny Dunajec - was published on jewishczarnydunajec.pl. Joseph and Ella settled in Czarny Dunajec, while Ephraim and Amalia settled in Drohobych, Bruno Schulz's town. The entire family history can be read here.

Story of the Bachner family

A few days later, the story of Alfreda Bachner and her family was supplemented with new documents from the Auschwitz Museum and Yad Vashem archives. The story of the girl from Czarny Dunajec, who went through several camps during the war and then spent the rest of her very long life in Germany, can be read here.

Story of the Blitz family

On Febraury 8, a brand new story was published - that of the Blitz family, who came from Wisnicz, but moved to Czarny Dunajec, and lived, worked and raised their children here. Of the two siblings, only Majer, 17 years old at the outbreak of war, and his 15-year-old sister Sara survived the Holocaust. You can read the entire family story here.