Some 20 Hungarians were lauded for working to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. Since 1989, when diplomatic contacts were re-established between Hungary and Israel, more than 500 Hungarians have received “Righteous Gentile” awards from Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.
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