Righteous
Polish ‘Righeous’ Get New Office — Thanks to Jewish Group
An organization promoting Holocaust commemoration in Central Europe pledged to provide new offices to an association of Poles who jeopardized their lives to save Jews during the Nazi genocide.
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial to Righteous Suffers New Setback as Design Is Tossed
A planned monument to Poland’s ‘Righteous Gentiles’ was already under fire for its location on the site of the Warsaw Ghetto. Now it’s hit another roadblock.
Portugal Priest Cited for Saving Dozens of Jews From Holocaust
Israel and Portugal honored in Lisbon a deceased priest who last year first received recognition for saving dozens of Jews during the Holocaust.
Czech Couple Named 'Righteous' After Death
A Czech couple has been posthumously awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations for saving a Jewish girl in Ukraine during the Holocaust.
Warsaw Ghetto Survivor Now Backs Monument to Righteous Gentiles
Warsaw Ghetto survivor Simcha Rotem now supports a monument to ‘righteous’ Poles, days after signing a letter protesting its location.
Polish Holocaust Survivors Protest Righteous Gentiles Monument in Warsaw Ghetto
Simcha Rotem, who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, is protesting against the placement of a monument to Righteous Gentiles in the former ghetto.
Suriname 'Righteous' Cited for Saving Dutch Jews From Nazis
Israel’s Holocaust remembrance authority named a Surinamese who risked his life to save Dutch Jews as a Righteous among the Nations.
50 Polish Righteous Cited as 'Lights in Darkness'
U.S. Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull called 50 Holocaust-era rescuers of Jews “a light in the darkness” at a Warsaw reception in their honor.
Lithuania Honors Rescuers of Jews
Lithuania’s Parliament passed an amendment recognizing Holocaust-era rescuers of Jews as freedom fighters.
Holocaust Study Debunks Myth of 'Ungrateful Jew'
In Poland, they were known as the ungrateful Jews. These were Jews who survived the Holocaust because of the selfless acts of thousands of Polish rescuers who put their lives on the line for them but were never properly thanked.