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Polish couple named Righteous Among Nations for saving Jews in WWII

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Grzegorz Siwicki 20.10.2017 17:11
A Polish couple has been honoured with a Righteous Among the Nations award for risking their lives to save Jews during World War II.
Ninety-nine-year-old Aleksandra Cybulska (right) congratulated by the Israeli embassy's Ruth Cohen-Dar. Photo: PAP/Adam WarżawaNinety-nine-year-old Aleksandra Cybulska (right) congratulated by the Israeli embassy's Ruth Cohen-Dar. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

The award was presented on Thursday in the northern city of Gdynia by the deputy Israeli ambassador to Poland, Ruth Cohen-Dar.

It honours Aleksandra Cybulska, a Polish woman who will turn 100 in November, and posthumously her husband Kazimierz Cybulski, who died in 2002 at the age of 94.

The couple saved a Jewish child from the Holocaust, according to the Israeli embassy.

The Righteous Among the Nations award is the highest Israeli civilian distinction. Recipients receive a medal with a quote from the Talmud saying: "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."

In total, 26,513 people had received the honour by January 1 this year. Around a quarter of them -- 6,706 -- were Poles.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP

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