During World War II, some individuals and groups helped Jews and others escape the Holocaust conducted by Nazi Germany.
Irena Sendler, member of Żegota, saved 2,500 Jewish children
Aleksander Ładoś
Yad Vashem medal in Kazerne Dossin, awarded to Max Housiaux.
Dimitar Peshev of Bulgaria's National Assembly prevented the deportation of Bulgaria's 48,000 Jews.
Righteous Among the Nations
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The Righteous Among the Nations is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe all of the non-Jews who, out of altruism, risked their lives in order to save Jews from being exterminated by Na
Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust
…escape, such as by providing documents that allowed safe transit. Since 1953, Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, has recognized 26,973 people as Righteous among the Nations. Yad Vashem's Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, headed by an Israeli Supreme Court justice, recognizes rescuers of Jews as Righteous…
Memorial tree in Jerusalem, Israel honoring Irena Sendler, a Polish Roman Catholic nurse who saved 2,500 Jews
Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the Righteous Medal
The Righteous Diploma of Maria Kotarba
A Righteous Among the Nations award ceremony in the Polish Senate, 2012