Polish Righteous Among the Nations

Polish Righteous

Medals and diplomas awarded at a ceremony in the Polish Senate on 17 April 2012

There are 7,232 Polish men and women recognized as Righteous by the State of Israel

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The citizens of Poland have the highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. There are 7,232 (as of 1 January 2022^[update]) Polish men and women conferred with the honor,^[1] over a quarter of the 28,217 recognized by Yad Vashem in total.^[2] The list of Righteous Among the Nations is not comprehensive and it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Poles concealed and aided tens of thousands of their Polish-Jewish neighbors.^[3] Many of these initiatives were carried out by individuals, but there also existed organized networks of Polish resistance which were dedicated to aiding Jews – most notably, the Żegota organization.

In German-occupied Poland, the task of rescuing Jews was difficult and dangerous. All household members were subject to capital punishment if a Jew was found concealed in their home or on their property.^{[4][better source needed]}