page_title: List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations
section_title: P
hierarchical_section_title: List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations / P
caption_attribution_description: English: Alojzy Plewa, a Polish Righteous from Sambor who never asked for anything in return, posing with his brother Feliks, and little Ruth rescued from the ghetto, 1942.
context_page_description: List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations includes families and individuals recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for rendering rescue and assistance to Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust in Poland. As of 1 January 2019, there are 6,992 men and women recognized as Polish Righteous Among the Nations, over a quarter of the 27,362 recognized by Yad Vashem in total.
context_section_description: Alojzy Plewa: Guta Gripel Korngold with her husband Henryk Schwarz and two-year-old daughter Ruth survived thanks to help from Alojzy Plewa, a Polish Righteous from Sambor who never asked for anything in return. In late 1942 he brought them money and clothing to the ghetto from his Jewish friends in Silesia and on the way back smuggled their child (pictured) across the ghetto gate. His brother Feliks and both parents took care of the girl until the occupation ended. They gave her a Polish-sounding name Antośka for her safety, while the Schwarz' couple with Ehiel hid with other rescuers. In the meantime, Alojzy Plewa extended assistance to other Jews, including Jan and Anna Dziula. After the war, the Schwarz family settled in Israel. Plewa was recognized as the Righteous by Yad Vashem in November 1978.
caption: Alojzy Plewa (left), his brother Feliks, and Ruth Schwarz rescued from the Sambor Ghetto, 1942
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