Petronėlė Lastienė

Petronėlė Lastienė (1897-1981), from Lithuania, is one of the Righteous Among the Nations.[1][2][3] She rescued Jewish people from Kaunas when it was occupied by the Nazis.[3] She also served as a nurse during World War I, for which she was awarded a medal.[3] Yad Vashem recognized her as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 2000.[2] The Vilnius University library has a personal collection related to her.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Petronėlė Lastienė at Yad Vashem website
  2. 1 2 https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/statistics/lithuania.pdf
  3. 1 2 3 http://emeritus.ktu.lt/content/lastienė-petronėlė
  4. ↑ "archive-lt.com: vu.lt - Inventory list of collections - Vilnius University Library".
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