The Israeli Ambassador in The Hague, Shimshon Arad, last Thursday presented 14 Dutch families with the Yad Vashem medal of the Righteous of the Nations, for the help they gave Jewish families and individuals during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands. This was the fourth ceremony in three years at which Dutch citizens received the Yad Vashem medals for their help to Jews during World War II.
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