Janina Bereska was born in 1906. During the Second World War she lived in Radomsko (Łódzkie voivodship). Mother of Marian and Władysława. From 1942, she sheltered five Jewish people in her house, including Berek Ofman and Regina (Rivka) Epstein. Janina passed away on 3 September 1970.

Janina Bereska was awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations in 2010.