Righteous Among Nations

2 Holocaust survivors reunited with their Greek rescuer for first time since WWII

Yad Vashem has so far recognized over 27,000 Righteous Among the Nations, 355 of whom are from Greece.

Xhemal Veseli, left, with Jonny Daniels in Tirana, Albania in October 2019. (Courtesy of From the Depths)

93-year-old Albanian who rescued Jews to be honored in Poland

Xhemal Veseli, who is Muslim, will join local rescuers and counterparts from Belarus for an international event celebrating the actions of European Righteous Among the Nations.

Krystyna Danko receiving flowers from Jonny Daniels on in her apartment in Warsaw, Poland on her 102nd birthday on July 9, 2019. (From the Depths)

Polish woman who saved adoptive Jewish family from Holocaust dies at 102

Unusually, Yad Vashem called Krystyna Danko’s efforts “incredible.”

Nobuki Sugihara, second from left with Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler and villagers from Mir, Belarus on May 2, 2019. (Boris Brumin)

Global

The son of Holocaust hero Chiune Sugihara is setting the record straight about his father’s story

Global

Holocaust rescuer Chinue Sugihara’s son helps honor his deeds in Belarus

Heidi Fishman holding up an op-ed she wrote about her family's rescue from the Holocaust using a Paraguayan passport. Courtesy of Heidi Fishman

Global

Researchers unlock the mystery of Polish diplomats who rescued Jews

Israel

Developer razes woods near Jerusalem honoring Japanese Holocaust rescuer

Global

Israeli whose uncle was killed by Poles honors her mother’s rescuer

Global

London Jewish cab owners donate taxis to Holocaust rescuers in Poland

Global

Who killed a Polish Holocaust hero? His family may be close to finding out.

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