Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego
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- Aleksander Ładoś (1891-1963)
awarded
Aleksander Ładoś (1891-1963)
He was the leader of the group which issued illegal Latin American passports to persecuted Jews. Ładoś gave the group diplomatic protection.
- Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches
awarded
Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches
(1885–1954)In the first months of the Second World War, Bordeaux in southern France seemed like a safe place – deep behind the front, far from the border of the Third Reich.
- Jenő Etter (1889–1973)
awarded
Jenő Etter (1889–1973)
The mayor of the Hungarian city of Esztergom received dozens of letters written in Polish. The greeting lines themselves showed the sympathy and gratefulness of the Polish refugees: “Dear Captain!”, “Dear Doctor!”. Jenő Etter understood them all.
