Righteous Among the Nations

belarus Lyubov Arkhiptsova-Volchek stands at her home in Hlusk, Belarus in March 2021. (From the Depths)

‘Not too late to show gratitude’: First housing project for elderly rescuers who saved Jews in the Holocaust launches in Belarus

With help from a commemoration group, Righteous Among the Nations rescuers will move from crumbling houses to modern flats.

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 7, 2021 3:39 pm

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Jozef Walaszczyk, right, receives a cake on his 101st birthday in Warsaw, Poland on Nov. 12, 2020. (From the Depths)

Holocaust rescuer’s 101st birthday draws video greetings from 49 countries

Jozef Walaszczyk watched the 25-minute video of greetings at his Warsaw home on Friday.

November 13, 2020 10:26 am

A poster advertising an exhibition in Luxembourg on the actions of Aristides de Sousa Mendes. (Courtesy of the government of Luxembourg)

Portuguese diplomat who rescued 10,000 Jews to be honored with monument at famed Lisbon site

The recognition for Aristides de Sousa Mendes will go in the National Pantheon, which recognizes the country’s greatest figures.

June 23, 2020 10:49 am

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German government urged not to honor Holocaust rescuer with murky record

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 28, 2020 9:45 am

nna Stupnicka-Bando, the 90-year-old president of the Polish Association of the Righteous Among the Nations, entering one of the From the Depths taxis for saviors of Jews in Warsaw, Poland on Jan. 29, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

In Warsaw, elderly Poles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust have a free taxi service

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 4, 2020 4:43 pm

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)

Israeli Holocaust survivor helps buy hospital bed for 102-year-old Polish rescuer

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 19, 2019 11:01 am

Poland honors Jewish leader and a diplomat working to recognize Holocaust rescuers

By Katarzyna Markusz June 13, 2019 12:15 pm

Yad Vashem posthumously recognizes a Dutch couple for hiding 2 Jewish boys during the Holocaust

By Marcy Oster April 23, 2019 11:09 am

London mosque to celebrate Muslims who rescued Jews in the Holocaust

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 28, 2018 8:03 am

Underground hideout for Jewish tailor discovered on farm in central Poland

By Katarzyna Markusz December 23, 2018 9:00 am

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