This is a partial list of some of the most prominent
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sa ...
per country of origin, recognized by
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...
, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. These people risked their lives or their liberty and position to help Jews during
The Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...
; some suffered death as a result. , Yad Vashem has recognized 27,921 Righteous Among the Nations from 51 countries.
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By country
These figures are not necessarily an indication of the actual number of Jews saved in each country, but reflect material on rescue operations made available to Yad Vashem as of January 1, 2019.
See also
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Individuals and groups assisting Jews during the Holocaust
References
Bibliography
* ''Those who Helped: Polish Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust'' - Publisher: Main Commission for the Investigation of Crimes against the Polish Nation–The Institute of National Memory (1993)
* Fogelman, Eva. ''Conscience & Courage: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust''. New York: Doubleday, 1994.
* Bercher, Elinor J. ''Schindler's Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors''. New York: Penguin, 1994.
* Michał Grynberg, ''Księga Sprawiedliwych (Book of the Righteous)'', Warsaw, PWN, 1993.
External links
Yad Vashem, The Righteous Among The Nations, Virtual Wall of HonorNumbers of Righteous sorted by Country, with links to names. Accessed 6 December 2018.
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Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sa ...