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    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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    (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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    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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    "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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    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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  • 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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  • "Italy". Yad Vashem. For France, "France". Yad Vashem. For Belgium, "Belgium". Yad Vashem. For Netherlands, "The Netherlands". Yad Vashem. "Jewish losses...
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    The Monument to the children in Yad Vashem is located at Yad Vashem, Israel. It was erected in 1987 in remembrance of children killed during the reign...
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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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    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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