- Righteous Among the Nations
- non-Jews who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Righteous Among the Nations
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RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS — (Heb. חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ḥasidei ummot ha olam), term applied to non Jews who saved Jews from their Nazi persecutors by endangering their own lives. (For earlier use of the term see Ḥasidei Ummot ha Olam. ) In 1953 the Israeli parliament… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Righteous among the Nations — Chassidey Umot HaOlam ), which may at times refer to the B nei Noah or Noahides as well, is a term used in Judaism to refer to non Jews who abide by the Seven Laws of Noah and thus are assured of meriting paradise.In secular usage, the term is… … Wikipedia
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List of Righteous among the Nations by country — This is a partial list of some of the most prominent Righteous Among the Nations per country of origin, recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem. These people risked their lives or their… … Wikipedia
Polish Righteous among the Nations — Polish citizens have the world s highest count of individuals who have been awarded Righteous among the Nations recognition by the State of Israel, given to non Jews who saved Jews from extermination during the Holocaust. In actual fact, hundreds … Wikipedia
Chinese Righteous Among the Nations — Contents 1 Feng Shan Ho 1.1 Biography 2 Pan Jun Shun 2.1 Reason for Righteous award 3 … Wikipedia
Norwegian Righteous among the Nations — During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, its Jewish community was subject to persecution and deported to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non Jewish Norwegians … Wikipedia
Lithuanian Righteous among the Nations — This is the list of Lithuanian Righteous among the Nations. Over seven hundreds of Lithuanians have been honored with this title by the state of Israel for saving Jews during World War II, and the estimated number is up to one thousand [cite web… … Wikipedia
The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on … Wikipedia
THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich … Encyclopedia of Judaism
