Portret Wacława Postka.
Mieszkał z rodzicami i siedmiorgiem rodzeństwa we wsi Stoczek, w ówczesnym powiecie sokołowsko-węgrowskim. Rodzina żyła z pracy na roli. W czasie okupacji niemieckiej jego rodzice – Julianna oraz Stanisław – ukrywali na terenie swojej posesji 17 Żydów zbiegłych z gett w Warszawie i Stoczku, a także tych, którym udało się uciec po buncie w obozie zagłady Treblinka II. W jednym ze schronów na podwórku przebywało 11 osób, w drugim – 6. 5 września 1943 roku w gospodarstwie Postków pojawili się niemieccy żandarmi. Po przeszukaniach Niemcy odnaleźli obie kryjówki oraz Żydów, których wyprowadzili ze schronów i rozstrzelali. Julianna została bezlitośnie i do nieprzytomności pobita, na skutek czego zmarła następnego dnia. Wacława razem z ojcem Stanisławem i bratem Henrykiem aresztowano i przewieziono na Pawiak. Braci po niedługim czasie zwolniono, dzięki czemu mogli wrócić do rodzinnej miejscowości i opowiedzieć reszcie rodzeństwa o tragicznych wydarzeniach z 5 września. Niestety, po kilku miesiącach Niemcy upomnieli się o mężczyzn, doszło do ich ponownego aresztowania. Od tamtego momentu ich los pozostaje nieznany. Instytut Pileckiego upamiętnił Wacława Postka 30 czerwca 2019 roku w Stoczku.
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The library of the Pilecki Institute
ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa
Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 15:00
(+48) 22 182 24 75
The library of the Berlin branch of the Pilecki Institute
Pariser Platz 4a, 00-123 Berlin
Pon. - Pt. 10:30 - 17:30
(+49) 30 275 78 955
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Ever since it was established, the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor has been collecting and sharing documents that present the multiple historical facets of the last century. Many of them were previously split up, lost, or forgotten. Some were held in archives on other continents. To facilitate research, we have created an innovative digital archive that enables easy access to the source material. We are striving to gather as many archives as possible in one place. As a result, it takes little more than a few clicks to learn about the history of Poland and its citizens in the 20th century.
The Institute’s website contains a description of the collections available in the reading room as well as the necessary information to plan a visit. The documents themselves are only available in the Institute’s reading room, a public space where material is available free of charge to researchers and anyone interested in the topics collected there. The reading room also offers a friendly environment for quiet work.
The materials are obtained from institutions, public archives, both domestic and international social organizations, as well as from private individuals. The collections are constantly being expanded. A full-text search engine that searches both the content of the documents and their metadata allows the user to reach the desired source with ease. Another way to navigate the accumulated resources is to search according to the archival institutions from which they originate and which contain hierarchically arranged fonds and files.
Most of the archival materials are in open access on computers in the reading room. Some of our collections, e.g. from the Bundesarchiv, are subject to the restrictions on availability resulting from agreements between the Institute and the institutions which transfer them. An appropriate declaration must be signed upon arrival at the reading room in order to gain immediate access to these documents.
Before your visit, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the scope and structure of our archival, library and audio-visual resources, as well as with the regulations for visiting and using the collections.
All those wishing to access our collections are invited to the Pilecki Institute at ul. Stawki 2 in Warsaw. The reading room is open from 9–15, Monday to Friday. An appointment must be made in advance by emailing czytelnia@instytutpileckiego.pl or calling (+48) 22 182 24 75.
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