Repitsky  Gorpyna and Yerofiy 

On the eve of the war, Yitzhak and Sarah Samiter with their daughter Gitel and son Israel lived in the town of Radyvyliv and had a grocery store. On June 27, 1941, the city was occupied by the Nazis, and almost immediately the looting and execution of the Jewish population began. The Samiter family got to the ghetto. When rumors of a ghetto liquidation in neighboring cities began to spread in May 1942, Yitzhak and Sarah decided to save at least their daughter. They ordered the girl to flee to the countryside, hoping that one of their pre-war acquaintances would help the child. For several weeks Gitel went from house to house, for a day or two the peasants hid her in barns or stables, fed her, but they were afraid to keep her for a long time, fearing massacre. Yerofiy and Gorpyna risked to help the girl. During the day they hid Gitel in a chest in the pantry, and at night - on the stove. In December 1942, they learned that her parents and 4-year-old brother had been shot by the Nazis. When young people in the village began to be taken to Germany for forced labor, Yerofiy realized that this was the only way to save Gitel's life. He managed to get documents for the girl in the name of Maria Demchuk and took her to the station. He advised to join the same girls and tell everyone that she is Ukrainian.

In 1944, Yerofiy  was recruited to the front. He took part in the battles on the territory of Poland. He was injured.

In 1945, Gitel came back to Radyvyliv, but almost no one from the once large Jewish community remained in the town. She moved to Poland and later to Israel. She could not meet her rescuers in Soviet times - she did not want to put them in danger. In 2004, Gitel visited Ukraine and met the daughters of Yerofiy and Gorpyna.

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In 2013, the Repitsky were posthumously awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations.