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
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
Yad Vashem
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Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the
Righteous Among the Nations
…vast majority of rescue was enabled by the exchange of money, goods, or services, while many survivors concealed complicating facts in applications of Yad Vashem. When Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, was established in 1953 by the Knesset, one of its tasks was to commemorate…
Aerial view of Yad Vashem
The wagon (or cattle car) monument in memory of those deported by rail
Valley of the (Destroyed) Communities
The eternal flame