Dr. Joseph Jaksy, who rescued 25 Jews during the war. [LCID: 89113]
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Dr. Joseph Jaksy, who rescued 25 Jews during the war

Dr. Joseph Jaksy, who rescued 25 Jews during the war. He provided them with hiding places, money, medicine and forged identification papers. Jaksy was named "Righteous Among the Nations." Czechoslovakia, prewar.

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