During World War II Józef and Maria (nee Mika) Płzaiński lived in Święty Stanisław (today’s Ukraine). The parents of Zuzanna (second husband Baran, first husband Warchoł, born on 8 September 1931). The Płaziński family hid two people of Jewish origin: Anna Lubicz née Weisman and Józef Renert in a special hiding place in the barn.

Józef and Maria Płzaiński and their daughter Zuzanna were awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations in 1992.