Righteous gentiles

By focusing solely on the horrors, we risk overlooking the extraordinary acts of courage and compassion performed by ordinary people in the face of unspeakable evil.

Based on personal interviews that I carried out, the following are just some of the stories of tunnel escapees and their rescuers that will appear in my upcoming book.

The French town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon provided refuge for 5,000 people fleeing Vichy authorities during World War 2.

Reaching an agreement with Poland is an opportunity to reassess how the Holocaust education trips are handled within Israel.

Symphony No. 6, “Vessels of Light,” as the performance is called, is dedicated to the heroic deeds of Chiune Sugihara.

Ari Mittleman: "I began to feel compelled to write during my last trip here in 2019, after the horrible attack at the Poway synagogue."

Ari Mittleman’s magnificent “Stories of Heroism, Humanity and Hope,” the author’s subtitle, leave one feeling both inspired and humbled.

These three people are only a few drops in the ocean, but their humanitarian action served to help purify the poison in the Nazi sea.

The foundation wasn’t going to ask elderly Ukrainians to find a notary in wartime. Instead it asked rescuers to submit “proof-of-life” photos: pictures of themselves and a copy of the day's newspaper

Chilean diplomat Samuel del Campo issued Polish and Chilean passports to over 1,200 Polish and Romanian Jews who were confined by Romanian authorities in the Chernivtsi ghetto.

Righteous gentiles are non-Jews recognized for their efforts to protect Jews from Nazis and Nazi sympathizers during the Holocaust.