On 25 March 1991 at 10:50 a.m. Wiesława Kryńska, deputy regional prosecutor in Węgrów, with the participation of reporter Grażyna Wojasińska, interviewed the person named below as a witness, whose identity she determined on the basis of the identity card No. BR 7513121, issued by the Citizens’ Militia Regional Headquarters in Węgrów. Having been advised of the criminal liability for making false statements (Article 247, paragraph 1 of the Penal Code), the witness confirmed with his own signature that he had been informed of this liability (Article 172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure). The witness then testified as follows:
| Name and surname | Tadeusz Edward Karczmarczyk |
| Parents’ names | Tomasz and Ewa |
| Date and place of birth | 2 August 1922 |
| Place of residence | Brzózka, Stoczek commune |
Mailing address in Poland (Article 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) As listed above Occupation retiree
Education elementary (incomplete)
Having been advised of the wording of Articles 165 and 166 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, [the witness] declared as follows:
I have lived in Brzózka since I was born. There were no Jews in Brzózka until during the war three families arrived. Before, they had lived in Zawistne Dzikie [Zawisty Dzikie] near Małkinia. A Jewish family called “Meśki” came to live with us, and two others at the homes of Bogdan Wysocki and Stanisław Kamiński. These families moved in with us right after the outbreak of the war and stayed for about a year. We accommodated this family in one of the rooms in our house; they arrived without any possessions except the clothes on their back. [These people] earned a living doing odd jobs and we supplied whatever else they needed. I don’t recall the exact year, but it could’ve been 1942 or 1943 [when] the Germans organized a manhunt for Jews. That is when the families who lived in Brzózka were first taken to Stoczek and later to Kosów [Lacki]. I know that in Kosów they were all shot. We only managed to hide three Jewish women behind our stove. They continued to live with us until the Soviet troops entered, and then moved to Ostrów [Mazowiecka]. I still maintain contact with one of these women named Aida, [who’s] current last name is Miedzińska; her address is: Ber-Szchewa [Beer Szewa] 84353 St. Saadja Gaon 15/1 Israel.
[At this point the witness presented a letter sent by the abovementioned, dated 10 March 1991.]
In conclusion I would like to add that thanks to me and my family this Jewish family enjoyed a fairly secure shelter throughout their stay at our house, and these three Jewish women owe us their lives.
That is the end of my testimony in this case. At this the report was concluded and read out.
The interview was concluded at 11:10 a.m.
After the report was read out the witness added that the abovementioned Bogdan Wysocki and Stanisław Kamiński won’t have anything to contribute to the matter, as they were minors at the time and their parents, who were sheltering Jews, have passed away.