Antonina Wyrzykowska | |
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Born | Antonina Karwowska 12 August 1916 |
Died | 29 November 2011 | (aged 95)
Nationality | Polish |
Spouse | Aleksander Wyrzykowski |
Honours | Righteous Among the Nations Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Righteous Among the Nations |
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Antonina Wyrzykowska, née Karwowska (12 August 1916 – 29 November 2011)[1] was a Polish Righteous Among the Nations known for helping Jews who fled the Jedwabne pogrom.[2][3] She was also decorated with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by Poland's President Lech Kaczyński.[4] Her husband, Aleksander Wyrzykowski, was also honoured as Righteous Among the Nations.[5]