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.
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6 January 1894 Akmenė, Lithuania
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Died |
17 January 1970 (aged 76) Paris
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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