Polish Man Who Rescued Jews During the Holocaust Dies at 102

Jozef Walaszczyk (R) at the National Holocaust Museum Days of Remembrance Ceremony in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington on Apr. 23, 2009. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images

WARSAW, Poland—Józef Walaszczyk, a member of the Polish resistance who rescued dozens of Jews during the Nazi German occupation of Poland during World War II, has died aged 102.

Walaszczyk died on Monday, according to the Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish state historical body.