Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego

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  • Klára Andrássy Odescalchi
    Photo at the top of the page: from Marek Odescalchi's private archive

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    Klára Andrássy Odescalchi
    (1898–1941)

    Hungarian aristocrat, social activist, and friend of Poland. Following the outbreak of World War II, she was actively involved in assisting thousands of Poles, providing them with shelter, food, and support in their further evacuation.

  • Pedro Correia Marques

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    Pedro Correia Marques
    (1890–1972)

    It began with penning short articles and tidying the editorial office of the “Rosário” monthly, where he had been working since 1909. By the late 1930s, Pedro Correia Marques headed “A Voz,” the most widely read daily newspaper in Portugal.

  • Ecaterina Olimpia Caradja (1893–1993)

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    Ecaterina Olimpia Caradja (1893–1993)

    “Kurier Polski” published in Bucharest on 3 December 1939 was full of alarming headlines: “The Soviet attack on Finland”, “Executions and deportations.” One of them gave people hope: “Under the care of Princess Caragea. Home for mothers and chilldren.”