Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust
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
Righteous Among the Nations is an honourific used by the State of Israel to describe all of the non-Jews who, for purely altruistic reasons, risked their lives in order to save Jews from being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The term originates from the concept of ger toshav, a legal term used to refer to non-Jewish observers of the Seven Laws of Noah.
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