Ona Šimaitė

Ona Šimaitė
Born6 January 1894 
Died17 January 1970  (aged 76)
OccupationLibrarian, translator 
Awards

Ona Šimaitė (6 January 1894 – 17 January 1970) was a Lithuanian librarian at Vilnius University who used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna Ghetto during World War II. She is recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.