A loyal zookeeper who assists the Żabińskis. After the war, he returns with Antonina and the children to the damaged zoo to help with its reconstruction, symbolizing the restoration of life and order.
They share professional responsibility for the zoo and its restoration.
Jerzyk is identified as a loyal zookeeper who assists the Żabińskis and later helps rebuild the damaged zoo.
Their roles intersect within the zoo's protective community.
Jerzyk assists the Żabińskis at the zoo, the same refuge where Magda is sheltered during the occupation.
They are connected through the zoo's covert shelter operation.
Jerzyk helps maintain the zoo while Maurycy is among the Jewish refugees hidden on its grounds.
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