Poland Oak Tree, 650 Yrs Old, Believed to Have Hidden 2 Jewish Brothers in Trunk, WW2 Nazi Occup. [View all]

'Oak Jozef. The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.' Atlas Obscura, March 30, 2017.
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The Oak Jozef, a 650-year-old English Oak in the Wisniowa region of southeast Poland, has long been a Polish symbol of pride. In 1934, its image proudly appeared on the 100-Zloty bill—and that was before it performed one of its most remarkable feats, hiding two Jewish brothers in its trunk during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II.

The brothers reportedly took shelter in the lower, larger hollow of the tree, while the upper section of the hollow was used as a lookout point. They are believed to have been in hiding after escaping from either the Nazi-established Fryszstak ghetto, or a nearby labor camp. They were shown the old English Oak by one of many Poles who aided Jews during the war, and successfully survived the occupation. Their fate after the war is unknown...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oak-jozef
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'Tree believed to have hidden Jews during Holocaust voted Europe’s best.' The Times of Israel, March 28, 2017.
Local residents and historians say hollowed-out trunk of 650-year-old Polish oak sheltered brothers from Nazis during WWII...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tree-believed-to-have-hidden-jews-during-holocaust-voted-europes-best/