Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations[1] are non-Jews who are honored by Yad Vashem for risking their lives and those of their families to save Jews during the Holocaust. The Righteous came from many nations, religions and walks of life and the assistance took various forms, including hiding Jews in their homes or on their property, providing false papers/false identities, assisting Jews to escape to safety. It has been given to Oskar Schindler, Miep Gies, Irena Sendler, and Corrie ten Boom and many others for saving lives during the Holocaust. The Righteous Among the Nations Memorial Path is located in the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem.
Righteous Among The Nations Media
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
1940 issued visa by Consul Chiune Sugihara in Lithuania
Polish passport extended in 1941 by Righteous Among the Nations Chilean diplomat Samuel del Campo
University study booklet issued to Polish Righteous Among the Nations Wladyslaw Smolski in 1938
Other websites
- Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem website
- ↑ "About the Righteous Among the Nations". www.yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2025-02-26.