Antonina Wyrzykowska, née Karwowska (12 August 1916 – 29 November 2011) was a

Polish Righteous Among the Nations The citizens of Poland have the world's highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem of Jerusalem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. There a ...

known for helping Jews who fled the

Jedwabne pogrom The Jedwabne pogrom was a massacre of History of the Jews in Poland, Polish Jews in the town of Jedwabne, Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occupied Poland, on 10 July 1941, during World War II and the early stages of the Holocaust. At ...

. She was also decorated with the Commander's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

by Poland's President

Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Before his tenure as president, he prev ...

. Her husband, Aleksander Wyrzykowski, was also honoured as Righteous Among the Nations.Aleksander Wyrzykowski
at

Yad Vashem Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...

website

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External links

Jedwabne – A Noble Family in the Midst of Murder and Betrayal: Aleksander & Antonina Wyrzykowski
at Yad Vashem website Polish Righteous Among the Nations People from Łomża County 1916 births 2011 deaths Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Jedwabne pogrom {{Poland-bio-stub