Survivors

It is difficult to confirm what the Jewish population of Sokal was prior to the pogroms that took place before and during the Second World War.  Because of the turmoil occuring throughout Poland and the Ukraine, Jews would move from one town to another seeking safe haven - Sokal was for a time one of those destinations.  The Jewish population for that period may have been as high as 7500.

It is believed that only approximately 30 people from Sokal survived the holocaust. 

 

Survivor	How they survived
BAUMEL, MALKE	Passed as Polish peasant
CHARAK, ISRAEL (RALPH)	Survived the liquidation of the Sokal ghetto hidden in a bunker and then escaped to the Wolyn area where he survived in the woods until liberation in April 1944.
GERMAN SOLDIER (AWOL)	Hid in kitchen of Mrs Halamajowa
KINDLER, DAWID DR.	Hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KINDLER, LAURA	Spouse of Dawid, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KINDLER, SIMCHE	Son of Dawid and Laura, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KINDLER , ELI	Son of Dawid and Laura, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KIRSCHNER-BAUMEL, ELKE	Passed as Polish peasant
KRAM, OSCAR	Hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KRAM, REGINA	Spouse of Oscar, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
KRAM, SAMUEL	Son of Oscar and Regina, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
LANES, REUVEN (ROBERTO)	Hid in Sokal woods with Aron Schiffenbauer
LETZTER, LEAH nee MALTZ	Sister of Moshe Maltz, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamojowa
LETZTER, FEIGE	Daughter of Leah, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
LINSKER, ??? MRS	Hid in kitchen of Mrs Halamajowa’s ex housekeeper and  neighbour Mrs Tekla Weksler
LINSKER, Irina   daughter 1	Hid in kitchen of Mrs Halamajowa’s ex housekeeper and  neighbour Mrs Tekla Weksler
LINSKER, ???    daughter 2	Hid in kitchen of Mrs Halamajowa’s ex housekeeper and  neighbour Mrs Tekla Weksler
MALTZ, MOSHE	Hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa Read his story "Pages about Pain and Death of the Jewish Settlement in Sokal"
MALTZ, CHANNA	Spouse of Moshe, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
MALTZ, CHAIM	Son of Moshe and Channa, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
MALTZ, SCHMELKE	Brother of Moshe, hid in pigsty loft of Mrs Halamajowa
MALTZ, RIWKA	Mother of Moshe Maltz, hid in pigsty of Mrs Halamajowa
NACHFOLGER YITTE-nee MALTZ	Sister of Moshe, hid in pigsty of Mrs Halamajowa
SCHIFFENBAUER, ARON	Hid in Sokal woods with Reuven Lanes
SOLITAR, GOLDE	Escaped from train on way to Treblinka and survived by pretending to be Catholic
SZAMBORA / SANDBANK, ROSALIA nee LACH	Spouse of Leib, hid in Sokal woods
SZAMBORA / SANDBANK, AMALIA	Daughter of Rosalia, hid in Sokal woods
ZUGMAN, DAWID (DOV BERNARD)	An amazing series of events and help from other people saved his life. His story is included in the book "Children Who Survived The Final Solution" by Peter Tarjan.  The provided link is to the Google Books limited preview of the story.  This means that some pages are excluded from viewing.