Tag: Righteous Gentile
Yad Vashem Recognizes First Peruvian Righteous Gentile
As consul general of Peru in Geneva, Barreto issued 27 Peruvian passports to 58 Jews, including 14 children, even though the government of Peru by 1938 had given instructions to its consulates in Europe not to issue visas to foreign immigrants — with an emphasis on Jews in particular.
Relatives of Egyptian Righteous Gentile Refusing Yad Vashem Award
Muhammad Helmy, an Egyptian doctor who lived in Berlin during the war rescued a Jewish family, but his own family ignores his Yad Vashem praise.
Polish Righteous Gentile Donates Memorabilia to Jewish Museum
A Polish historian and statesman who was imprisoned at Auschwitz and recognized as a Righteous Gentile for saving Jews in World War II has...
Yad Vashem Cites Egyptian Doctor as Righteous Among the Nations
Yad Vashem recently recognized Dr. Mohamed Helmy and Frieda Szturmann as Righteous Among the Nations, an honorary title bestowed by Yad Vashem on behalf...
American Mennonite Lois Gunden Named Righteous Gentile
Lois Gunden, an American Mennonite who helped save Jewish children in France during the Holocaust, was recognized by Yad Vashem Monday as the fourth...
Honored ‘Italian Schindler’ Exposed as Nazi Collaborator
How could a Italian Nazi collaborator be termed a “Righteous Gentile?” Perhaps it was Italian guilt, Catholic guilt, and family guilt. The tale of Giovanni Palatucci saving Jews may be a gross fraud.
Polish Jews against Righteous Gentiles Monument at Ghetto Site
Poland's Jewish community does not want a planned monument to righteous gentiles to be erected near the Museum of the History of Polish Jews,...
Polish Diplomats Won’t Promote Book on Poles’ Conduct During WW2
Several Polish diplomatic missions have yet to fulfill a request by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote a book on their websites...