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photograph from poray 's university years 25 july 2013 montreal , canada Ściborzyce , poland 10 february 1919 holocaust research anna poray -lrb- 1919-2013 -rrb- . jpg anna poray
 anna poray librarian
anna poray

anna poray or anna maria poray-wybranowska -lrb- 10 february 1919 -- 25 july 2013 -rrb- was a polish-canadian scholar best remembered for her scientific research into the history of christian polish rescue efforts during the holocaust in occupied poland .
she was a professional librarian with a phd in political science , and director of the polish library in montreal .
poray-wybranowska published a ground-breaking book entitled `` those who risked their lives '' in 2007 , featuring thousands of wartime stories and biographies of heroic individuals who , under the threat of death , helped jews during world war ii .
some 30,000 of them were murdered by the nazis for trying to save jews , wrote poray .
