This French town is known for saving Jews during WWII. It just elected a far-right mayor who has been accused of anti-Semitism. The election of 31-year-old Romain Lopez was part of a strong municipal elections showing for the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen.
Hans Calmeyer is remembered for saving thousands of Jews. A Holocaust survivor says he sent her to Auschwitz. Femma Fleijsman’s account, in addition to other research, has ignited a debate in the Netherlands and beyond about the German lawyer’s legacy.
A Ukrainian priest who saved Jews during the Holocaust has never been honored by Yad Vashem. New research could change that. In addition to hiding Jews in monasteries, the Hebrew-speaking Andrey Sheptytsky risked his life to tell Pope Pius XII about Nazi atrocities.
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Global Aging Poles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust are at risk from the coronavirus. So this Jewish group is delivering food to them.