According to Jurek Francuz: The Piaskowski family were shoemakers. There were two sisters: Rachel and Rushka. The older sister, Rachel, was in school with Jurek. There was a brother, Leib, who was friends with Judy Muratore's grandfather, Menasha Przedecki. The sisters escaped Klodawa and were in Bialystok with Jurek Francuz and Michael Pizer. There were no survivors at the end of the war.

Note: A Schmulek Piakowski was in school with Yurig. He was not Jewish, survived the war, and stayed in Poland.