Antonina Wyrzykowska Explained

Antonina Wyrzykowska
Birth Name:Antonina Karwowska
Birth Date:12 August 1916
Birth Place:Janczewko
Death Place:Milanówek
Nationality:Polish
Spouse:Aleksander Wyrzykowski
Honours:Righteous Among the NationsCommander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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]

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  1. Web site: Wyborcza.pl. wyborcza.pl.
  2. http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4035463 Antonina Wyrzykowska
  3. Web site: Woman who helped Jedwabne Jews dies. Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy.
  4. Web site: Będziemy się czuli jak w domu. 14 April 2011.
  5. http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4035463 Aleksander Wyrzykowski