Benedykt Kraskowski (1904, Biała Podlaska, Poland[1] – 1944), was a Polish "Righteous Among the Nations" of German descent, with Jews he employed in his carpentry workshop.
Benedykt Kraskowski | |
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Born | 1904 |
Died | 1944 (aged 39–40) |
Cause of death | killed by Ukrainian nationalists |
Nationality | POL Polish |
Known for | saving Jews during WWII |
Honours | Righteous Among the Nations |
Kraskowski, who lived in Biala Podlaska, hid Jews and procured forged identity documents for them. For those in hiding who wished to join the partisans, he provided money and food.[2]
Kraskowski was killed by Ukrainian nationalists in 1944.[2]
On December 16, 1986, for saving Jews, he was posthumously recognized as a Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem, the highest honor given to a non-Jew.[3]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Benedykt Kraskowski". db.yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ a b "Benedykt Kraskowski, a Polish "Righteous Among the Nations". Infocenters.co.il. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Księga Sprawiedliwych wśród Narodów Świata. Polska, cz. I, I. Gutman (red.), s. 348-349
External links
edit- Benedykt Kraskowski, a Polish "Righteous Among the Nations"
- Dam im imię na wieki. Polacy z okolic Treblinki ratujący Żydów
- Benedykt Kraskowski – his activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website