Righteous Among the Nations
‘A Call to Courage’: Czech parliament to pay historic tribute to 129 ‘Righteous Among the Nations’
CAM Executive Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban, “By paying tribute to them in the Czech Parliament, we not only preserve their legacy, but also encourage the ‘Righteous’ of our own time"
Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency
Foreign Ministry holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony for Righteous Among the Nations
Honoring courage in the face of evil and indifference - opinion
Polish diplomat in Istanbul rescued hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust
Rychlewicz never applied for recognition for his actions or advertised them, according to the report.
‘Spanish Schindler,’ who saved over 5,000 Jews during WWII, given tribute
It is believed that in the last seven months of 1944, Briz issued forged Spanish documents to 5,200 Jews.
Russian Jewish Congress honors 250 Righteous Among the Nations
The exhibit's interactive display is a a multi-media installation that allows visitors to witness a a virtual conversation between the rescuer and those in need of rescue.
Warsaw Jewish community sending care packages for righteous among nations
Volunteers from the community as well as staff from the American Jewish Committee helped distribute the packages.
Did Hans Calmeyer send a Jewish woman to Auschwitz?
In 1992, Yad Vashem posthumously recognized Calmeyer, who died in 1972, as a Righteous Among the Nations, Israel’s title for non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews.
New info revealed on Ukrainian priest who saved Jews in Holocaust
Andrey Sheptytsky, led Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church at the time. The new information about Sheptytsky offers his supporters a new chance to have his historical record honored.
Last German recognized as righteous gentile for Holocaust heroism dies
Gertrud Steinl, who was recognized by Yad Vashem in 1979 as a Righteous Among the Nations, died a day before her 98th birthday.
Belgian leader celebrates Holocaust rescuer’s 100th birthday
Jambon visited the home of Maria Nowak, a Polish woman who risked her life to save Jews during the Holocaust, to celebrate her 100th birthday.
Holocaust survivors reunite with rescuer at Yad Vashem
The heroic actions of the Gianopoulou and Axiopoulos families saved most of the immediate Mordechai family members during the war
Reuven Rivlin: Historians, not politicians, should deal with history
President welcomes a delegation of Polish Righteous Among the Nations.
