A distinctive and significant medal awarded by the Chapter of the Yad Vashem Institute to individuals who risked their own lives to save Jews during the war.
A medal dedicated to Cecylia, Adolf, and Tadeusz Hanik.
They were a Polish family—the parents and their son Tadeusz, who was a lawyer in Warsaw during the interwar period. They made their mark on history by rescuing escapees from the Warsaw Ghetto—providing them with shelter and, in cooperation with the Home Army, supplying them with false documents.
Numbered on the edge—8992.
Box dimensions: 8.5 x 10.5 cm.
Diameter: 60 mm.
