Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego

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  • Zofia Teliga
    Zofia Teliga

    awarded

    Zofia Teliga
    (1906–2001)

    A Siberian exile and social activist who helped hundreds of Poles return from Kazakhstan to Poland and start a new life in their homeland.

  • Žofia Lachová (1907–1979)

    awarded

    Žofia Lachová (1907–1979)

    The courage and selflessness of Žofia and Jozef Lach helped save many Poles and ensured that the transit route to Poland was in use until almost the end of the war.

  • Jan Jelínek (1912–2009)

    awarded

    Jan Jelínek (1912–2009)

    In 1937, the care of the Evangelical parish in Kupiczów, Volhynia was entrusted to Jan Jelínek. The young pastor won the hearts of the Czechs, who had settled there in the 19th century. In his sermons he preached love of neighbor regardless of his beliefs.