Leopold Socha

Leopold Socha
Born28 August 1909
Lwów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died12 May 1946 (aged 36)
Gliwice, Poland
Nationality POL
OccupationSewer inspector
SpouseMagdalena Socha
HonoursRighteous Among the Nations

Leopold "Poldek" Socha (28 August 1909 – 12 May 1946) was a Polish sewage inspector in the city of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine). During World War II, Socha used his knowledge of the city's sewage system to shelter a group of Jews from Nazi persecution 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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