1. Aid to Edith Zierer

    · Jędrzejów railway station, Jędrzejów, Poland

    Wojtyła encountered Jewish refugee Edith Zierer on a railway platform, carried her to a train, and accompanied her toward Kraków. The related early-life account identifies the platform as Jędrzejów; the exact day in January 1945 is not established.

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