Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יָד וַשֵׁם; lit. 'a memorial and a name') is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving...
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Righteous Among the Nations (redirect from Yad Vashem medal)
(Hebrew: חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם ḥasidei ummot ha'olam) is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various reasons, made an effort to assist...
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"Kleinicke, Helmut". Yad Vashem. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023. "Walz, Hans". Yad Vashem. Archived from the original...
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1953, Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, has recognized 26,973 people as Righteous among the Nations. Yad Vashem's Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance...
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during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for risking her life to save twelve Jews. Irena Gut was born into a Catholic...
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prominent Righteous Among the Nations per country of origin, recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem...
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Polonia Restituta. In June 2009, Hosenfeld was posthumously recognized by Yad Vashem (Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust) as one of...
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Australia, the United Kingdom and Israel. In 1963 the Israeli agency Yad Vashem designated Wallenberg one of the Righteous Among the Nations. Numerous...
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Nazis. She was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel's Yad Vashem in 1994. She was born in the village of Maletín in Czechoslovakia, to...
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Mount Herzl (section Yad Vashem)
founder of modern Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl. Israel's...
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