Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם ḥasidei ummot ha'olam) is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various...
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The Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: גַן חֲסִידִי אוּמות הָעוֹלָם) is part of the much larger Yad Vashem complex located on the Mount...
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partial list of some of the most prominent Righteous Among the Nations per country of origin, recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes'...
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The citizens of Poland have the highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving...
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This is the list of Croatian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 February 2019[update], 117 Croatians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem...
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List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations includes families and individuals recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for rendering rescue and assistance...
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Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 January 2018[update], 2,619 Ukrainians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs'...
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As of 1 January 2022[update], Yad Vashem recognised 651 Righteous Among the Nations from Germany. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V...
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the Righteous Among the Nations in 2005. The Righteous Among the Nations award was established in 1963. Julija Vitkauskienė and Ona Šimaitė were the first...
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Vashem Righteous Among the Nations database Per Faye-Hansen's story at Yad Vashem website Gilbert, Martin (2003). The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust...
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justice, recognizes rescuers of Jews as Righteous among the Nations to honor non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination...
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This is a list of Austrian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 January 2018[update], 109 Austrians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem for...
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Israel with the title Righteous Among the Nations. In 1984, each member of the group involved in the attack was honoured by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands...
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This is a list of Czech Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 January 2022[update], 125 Czechs have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem for saving...
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Henk Zanoli (category Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 1950, with his name being listed at Yad Vashem in the city of Jerusalem. During World...
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Moshe Bejski (category Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel)
Justice and President of Yad Vashem's Righteous Among the Nations Commission. After surviving the Holocaust with the help of Oskar Schindler, Bejski immigrated...
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Per Faye-Hansen (category Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations)
proclaim it within the Nordic countries and in Israel." On 11 March 2007, the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem...
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Emilie Schindler (category German Righteous Among the Nations)
from the Nazis. She was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel's Yad Vashem in 1994. She was born in the village of Maletín in Czechoslovakia...
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Andrzej Miłosz (category Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
Righteous among the Nations. During World War II he was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance, soldier of the Home Army (AK) and ZWZ. He organized the...
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in the Land of Israel who follows the Seven Laws of Noah Righteous Among the Nations, an honorific bestowed by the State of Israel to non-Jews who risked...
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Hugh O'Flaherty (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
during the Holocaust in Italy, Anglo-Irish and Protestant nurse Mary Elmes still remains the only Irish person honoured as a Righteous Among the Nations by...
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Benedykt Kraskowski (category Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
Kraskowski (1904, Biała Podlaska, Poland – 1944), was a Polish "Righteous Among the Nations" of German descent, with Jews he employed in his carpentry workshop...
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honored as Righteous Among the Nations on 7 April 2009 for helping save these Hungarian Jews. Karoly Szabo was honored as Righteous Among the Nations on 12...
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Petar Zanković (category Yugoslav Righteous Among the Nations)
as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel. During the invasion of Yugoslavia, a Jewish family (the Richters) fled from Zagreb to Belgrade. When the German...
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Julia Pępiak (category Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
a Polish woman born in Bełżec. She is one of the Righteous Among the Nations. During World War II and the German occupation in Poland, for three years...
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Giuseppina De Muro (category Righteous Among the Nations)
Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, named her Righteous Among the Nations. The Jewish Community of Turin presented the award at Le Nuove prison, which is now...
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Caecilia Loots (category Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
saving Jewish children during World War II. She is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Caecilia Loots was born in Haarlem. She ran a private school...
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became editor of the magazine Ruch Filozoficzny. He died in Toruń in 1981. He was named a member of the Righteous Among the Nations in 1963. O metafizyce...
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Khaled Abdul-Wahab (category The Holocaust in Tunisia)
safety which is a necessary condition in proclaiming a person Righteous Among the Nations. His daughter Faiza Abdul Wahab commented: "My father opened...
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Paul Nguyễn Công Anh (category Righteous Among the Nations)
classed as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Paul Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to France, where he attended the University of...
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