Righteous Among the Nations

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Gadi Eisenkot greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of his son, M.-Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot on December 8, 2023.
Jaroslawa Lewicka celebrating her 91st birthday.

Jaroslawa Lewicka, Israel’s last living Righteous Among the Nations, dies at 91

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026

‘A Call to Courage’: Czech parliament to pay historic tribute to 129 ‘Righteous Among the Nations’

Ellen Monique Tjittes, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.

Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency


Holocaust survivors reunite with rescuer at Yad Vashem

The heroic actions of the Gianopoulou and Axiopoulos families saved most of the immediate Mordechai family members during the war

Descendants of the Mordechai family and Righteous Among the Nations rescuer Melpomeni Dina on the balcony exiting from Yad Vashem

Reuven Rivlin: Historians, not politicians, should deal with history

President welcomes a delegation of Polish Righteous Among the Nations.

President Rivlin embraces Janina Rosciszewska  whose family saved seven Jews during the Holocaust

Polish Righteous Among the Nations honored in Warsaw

Some 30 rescuers attended a special event organized by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous

An illustrative photo of Righteous Among the Nations medal belonging to Marta Bocheńska who helped save Halina Buchwald in Warsaw during the Holocaust.

Dutch heroine who saved dozens of Jews in World War II dies at 99

Diet Eman buried weapons in her parents’ garden, translated BBC reports and provided money, ration cards and false documents to Jews on the run.

A monument at former Nazi transition-camp Westerbork in the Netherlands .

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

Krystyna Danko was one of the oldest and most celebrated non-Jews recognized by Israel for saving Jews from the Holocaust.

From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels sits with the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations Krystyna Dańko on her 102nd birthday

Google Doodle honors Chiune Sugihara who saved Jews during Holocaust

Chiune Sugihara illegally signed visas for Jews to escape Lithuania to reach a safe haven. In 1984 he was named as a "Righteous Among the Nations" title by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.

Google Doodle honoring Chiune Sugihara

Holocaust survivor buys hospital bed for oldest living Righteous Among Nations

Krystyna Danko, who is now deaf and blind, is among the oldest rescuers still alive.

From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels sits with the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations Krystyna Dańko on her 102nd birthday

Oldest living Righteous Among the Nations turns 102

Krystyna Dańko saved five Jews in Otwock, Poland, including the Kokoszko family.

From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels sits with the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations Krystyna Dańko on her 102nd birthday