During World War II, Jan and Ludwika Barut lived in the village of Huta Polańska (Podkarpackie voivodeship). Parents of Jadwiga (married name Urbańska). They hid and helped the Jewish woman Golda Strenger (Heller). Jan passed away in 1956 and Ludwika followed in 1978.

Jan and Ludwika Barut were awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations in 1988.