Leopold Socha

Deceased Person

1909 – 1946

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Who was Leopold Socha?

Leopold Socha was a Polish sewage inspector in the city of Lwów. During the Holocaust Socha used his knowledge of the city's sewage system to shelter a group of Jews from Nazi Germans and their supporters of different nationalities. In 1978 he was recognized by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Born
Aug 28, 1909
Lviv
Died
1946
Gliwice

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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