Paweł Zenon Woś, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paweł Zenon Woś

Polish righteous Among the Nations

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1920

Date of Death: 02-Dec-2013

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Paweł Zenon Woś

  • Pawel Zenon Wos (December 22, 1920 – December 2, 2013) was a member of the Polish Army and the underground Polish Home Army (AK) in German-Occupied Poland during World War II.
  • Wos was born in Warsaw, Poland in December 1920.
  • In 1997 he, together with his parents, Pawel and Anna, were recognized as Righteous Among Nations at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem for his role in rescuing 12 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.
  • Six of them perished during the Warsaw Uprising, while the rest survived to tell the story.Wos was active in the American Polonia, fighting against anti-Polish stereotypes.
  • He later emigrated to the United States, where he died in December 2013 at the age of 92.

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