1924
Meyer
2016
Meyer Bronicki
March 20, 1924 — April 28, 2016
Meyer Bronicki,
92, of Indianapolis passed away April 28, 2016. He was born on March 20, 1924 in Dvonets, Poland to Fivel and Golda Zamoseik Bronicki.
When he was just 15 years old (summer of 1941), Meyer was forced to war the yellow star and a labor camp was set up in his village. After his older brother, Lippa, fled to join the Polish army and his father was taken away by the Germans and never returned, Meyer began to secretly excavate a hole under his bed. When the townspeople were ordered to gather in the center of town with their belongings, Meyer, his mother and crippled eldest brother, Shabatai, hid in the small bunker. The youngest, Jack, fled into the woods alone. As the homes were checked and then the town burned, the three Bronickis hid and then fled. Meyer left Shabatai at the home of nearby Gentile friends and dug a new hole in the woods where he and his mother hid for three months; drinking melted snow and surviving on half a loaf of bread per week. Temperatures reached -35 degrees at times, but the two survived.
The rest of the people of Dvonets were killed and buried in a mass grave, and Shabatai was shot shortly after the pair went into hiding. When spring came, Meyer learned the Germans were retreating, so he and his mother joined the Bielski Brothers, a band of 1,000 Jewish partisans who were living underground and waging guerilla warfare against the Germans. A little over a year later (June 1944), they met the advancing Russian army on the main road. They returned to Dvonets, now a town of only one house, and shared that home with Gentiles before moving into a displaced persons' camp in Landsberg. Lippa, Jack, Meyer and Golda immigrated to the United States in 1951.
Meyer worked at the Pennsylvania Rail Road from 1952-1967. In 1969, he passed the state electrical test, became a licensed electrician, and started Meyer Electric Service. He was a member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck and the Jewish Community Center Association.
Meyer was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Shoshana. He is survived by his sons, Phillip and Ronald (Katie) Bronicki; grandchildren, Samuel, Adam, Abby and Jacob Bronicki; and brother, Jack Bronicki.
Funeral services will be held at A.R.N. Funeral & Cremation Services, 11411 North Michigan Road, on Wednesday, May 4th at 11 AM. Burial will follow in Congregation Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Beth-El Zedeck or the Jewish Federation.
Friends may leave a memory or message of condolence by visiting the online obituary at www.arnmortuary.com.
92, of Indianapolis passed away April 28, 2016. He was born on March 20, 1924 in Dvonets, Poland to Fivel and Golda Zamoseik Bronicki.
When he was just 15 years old (summer of 1941), Meyer was forced to war the yellow star and a labor camp was set up in his village. After his older brother, Lippa, fled to join the Polish army and his father was taken away by the Germans and never returned, Meyer began to secretly excavate a hole under his bed. When the townspeople were ordered to gather in the center of town with their belongings, Meyer, his mother and crippled eldest brother, Shabatai, hid in the small bunker. The youngest, Jack, fled into the woods alone. As the homes were checked and then the town burned, the three Bronickis hid and then fled. Meyer left Shabatai at the home of nearby Gentile friends and dug a new hole in the woods where he and his mother hid for three months; drinking melted snow and surviving on half a loaf of bread per week. Temperatures reached -35 degrees at times, but the two survived.
The rest of the people of Dvonets were killed and buried in a mass grave, and Shabatai was shot shortly after the pair went into hiding. When spring came, Meyer learned the Germans were retreating, so he and his mother joined the Bielski Brothers, a band of 1,000 Jewish partisans who were living underground and waging guerilla warfare against the Germans. A little over a year later (June 1944), they met the advancing Russian army on the main road. They returned to Dvonets, now a town of only one house, and shared that home with Gentiles before moving into a displaced persons' camp in Landsberg. Lippa, Jack, Meyer and Golda immigrated to the United States in 1951.
Meyer worked at the Pennsylvania Rail Road from 1952-1967. In 1969, he passed the state electrical test, became a licensed electrician, and started Meyer Electric Service. He was a member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck and the Jewish Community Center Association.
Meyer was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Shoshana. He is survived by his sons, Phillip and Ronald (Katie) Bronicki; grandchildren, Samuel, Adam, Abby and Jacob Bronicki; and brother, Jack Bronicki.
Funeral services will be held at A.R.N. Funeral & Cremation Services, 11411 North Michigan Road, on Wednesday, May 4th at 11 AM. Burial will follow in Congregation Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Beth-El Zedeck or the Jewish Federation.
Friends may leave a memory or message of condolence by visiting the online obituary at www.arnmortuary.com.
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