Righteous Among the Nations

Descendant of Holocaust survivors tracks down saviors in Poland after Righteous Among Nations nomination

When Jeffrey Cymbler heard from Yad Vashem that an official ceremony was not possible as no living relatives of the Poles who had saved his family could be found, he set out to find them. Pictured: Jeffrey Cymbler (m) with Wojciech Kopacz and his wife. Jeffrey Cymbler

When Jeffrey Cymbler heard from Yad Vashem that an official ceremony was not possible as no living relatives of the Poles who had saved his Jewish family could be found, he set out to find them.

TikTok star teaches millions of Gen Z followers about the Holocaust in series of short films from Auschwitz

Singer and dancer Montana Tucker was spurred into action after telling her followers  about her grandparents who survived the Holocaust and being shocked at the anti-Semitic reaction.

Oldest Righteous who saved over 50 Jews from the Holocaust dies aged 103

After falling in love with a Jewish woman, Jόzef Walaszczyk became compelled to save her and the lives of over 50 others from the Holocaust.

Holocaust hero who is ‘sole reason for UK family’s existence’ honoured as Righteous Among Nations

Józef Węgrzynowski helped to save the life of Jewish man Max Ostro, who jumped from a moving train bound for the Treblinka death camp in WWII.

It’s a wrap: filming of Holocaust epic finishes in Lublin

The international production tells the story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse who hid twelve Jews under the nose of a Wehrmacht officer. Featuring a star-studded cast, the film will premier in cinemas next year.

Polish and Hungarian WWII heroes honoured in Warsaw

Poland has honoured a Pole and a Hungarian who together saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust in Hungary during World War Two.

Granddaughter of Righteous Among Nations sets up shelter for Belarusian refugees

Initially using their own home to take in those facing persecution in Belarus, Katarzyna Skopiec and her husband Piotr have now moved the shelter to a new property in the capital after being flooded with requests for help.

The massacre behind today’s National Remembrance Day of Poles Saving Jews under German Occupation

Held for the first time in 2018, the National Remembrance Day of Poles Saving Jews under German Occupation has been gaining traction ever since. However, outside of Poland – and even sometimes within it – the event that inspired it remains little known.

Forgotten heroine recognised as Righteous Among Nations after survivor’s granddaughter publishes history of wartime bravery

EXCLUSIVE: Janina Zawadzka offered life-saving shelter to Mania Tisch and her cousin Popa in a stable on her property after the two women had escaped the final round-up and murder of Jews in the town which is now called Volodymyr Volynski in western Ukraine.

Yad Vashem researching Polish righteous diplomats - Israeli president

Israel's Holocaust remembrance institute Yad Vashem has been analysing additional documents related to two Polish war-time diplomats in Switzerland that helped save Jews, Israeli president Reuven Rivlin told a Polish honorary consul in Zurich.

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