Ignas and Elena Anuzis, Ceslovas and Helena Anuzis
Lithuania

Ignas and Elena Anuzis lived in a small apartment in the old city of Vilna. Their means were meager, but they were willing to shelter Hasia Green-Gaslevitz, sent to them by a Catholic Nun from a nearby monastery. When the Church was no longer considered a sanctuary, people like Hasia were sent to individual homes. As home searches became more frequent, Hasia was sent to the home of Ignas and Elena's married son, Ceslavos, in Kovna. This was part of a plan to protect the rescuers as well as those needing rescue.

There is evidence that the Family Anuzis helped others. They rescued two Jewish girls from the Vilna Ghetto and found shelter for them at the home of a pharmacist in Lyda. They also provided false documentation for other Ghetto escapees.

To escape the deprivations of the post WWII period, members of the Anuzis family immigrated to Michigan. Hasia had a chance to visit them there under more favorable circumstances.