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Righteous Among the Nations facts for kids

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Marta Bocheńska medal Sprawiedliwa wśród Narodów Świata
The Righteous Medal of Marta Bocheńska

Righteous Among the Nations is an award given by Israel to people who helped Jewish men and women survive the Holocaust. It has been given to Oskar Schindler and Corrie ten Boom and many others for helping the innocent victims of the Holocaust. The Righteous Among the Nations Memorial Path is located in the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem.

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  • Irena sendler tree

    Memorial tree in Jerusalem, Israel honoring Irena Sendler, a Polish Roman Catholic nurse who saved 2,500 Jews

  • מדליה חסידי אומות העולם

    Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the Righteous Medal

  • MariaKotarbaDyplom

    The Righteous Diploma of Maria Kotarba

  • Bogdan Borusewicz Ceremonia wręczenia medali Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata Senat RP 2012

    A Righteous Among the Nations award ceremony in the Polish Senate, 2012

  • 1940 issued visa by consul Sugihara in Lithuania

    1940 issued visa by Consul Chiune Sugihara in Lithuania

  • Polish passport extended in 1941 by Righteous Among the Nations Chilean diplomat Samuel del Campo

    Polish passport extended in 1941 by Righteous Among the Nations Chilean diplomat Samuel del Campo

  • University study booklet issued to Polish Righteous Among the Nations Wladyslaw Smolski in 1938

    University study booklet issued to Polish Righteous Among the Nations Wladyslaw Smolski in 1938

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