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Krystyna Dańko

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Polish Righteous Among the Nations

Lived 1917 to 2019 · aged 102
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Krystyna Dańko, née Chłond, was a Polish orphan from the town of Otwock, daughter of Karol Chłond - a respected city official in prewar Poland - who was awarded the title of Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1998, for saving the lives of Polish Jews during the Holocaust while risking her own life at the...

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Layover yard in Otwock, August 19, 1942. In the distance, Jews sit on the ground overnight, while awaiting transport to Treblinka extermination camp. Clandestine photoLayover yard in Otwock, August 19, 1942. In the distance, Jews sit on the ground overnight, while awaiting transport to Treblinka extermination camp. Clandestine photo

Awards 3

2013Order of Polonia Restituta
1998Righteous Among the Nations
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Connected to Krystyna 3

Stefan JakobielskiAlso won Order of Polonia RestitutaIzabela AbramowiczAlso won Order of Polonia RestitutaAnna Zofia KrygowskaAlso won Order of Polonia Restituta

About this person

Krystyna Dańko, née Chłond, was a Polish orphan from the town of Otwock, daughter of Karol Chłond - a respected city official in prewar Poland - who was awarded the title of Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1998, for saving the lives of Polish Jews during the Holocaust while risking her own life at the time of the Nazi German occupation of Poland.

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deceased
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Lived 1917 to 2019 · aged 102
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7 languages

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