The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-foundation-for-the-righteous/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:14:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-foundation-for-the-righteous/ 32 32 As their numbers shrink, Poles who saved Jews during Holocaust honored https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-their-numbers-shrink-poles-who-saved-jews-during-holocaust-honored/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:16:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2144418 'When most turned their backs on their Jewish neighbors, you did not,' executive VP Jewish Foundation for the Righteous tells aging rescuers in Warsaw

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]]> Poles honored for ‘true heroism’ for rescuing Jews during Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/poles-honored-for-true-heroism-for-rescuing-jews-during-holocaust/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:36:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1689141 At event lauding Polish rescuers, Israel's deputy ambassador calls honorees 'a beacon of hope in our society'

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]]> Posthumous honor for US officer who saved 200 Jewish GIs from the Nazis — and never told a soul https://www.timesofisrael.com/posthumous-honor-for-us-officer-who-saved-200-jewish-gis-from-the-nazis-and-never-told-a-soul/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:21:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1509120 With a Nazi pistol pointed at his head, Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds refused to reveal which of his soldiers were Jews. This week he was recognized for his bravery

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]]> US group celebrates Poles who saved Jews during Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-group-celebrates-poles-who-saved-jews-during-holocaust/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 20:43:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1424977 Jewish Foundation for the Righteous honors, helps 'the precious few who chose not to be bystanders'

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]]> Christian Polish ‘heroes’ honored for rescuing Jews during Shoah https://www.timesofisrael.com/christian-polish-heroes-honored-for-rescuing-jews-during-shoah/ Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:54:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1214022 In poignant ceremony, 50 aging 'Righteous Among the Nations' thanked for risking lives during World War II

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]]> Warsaw celebrates 50 righteous among nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/warsaw-celebrates-50-righteous-among-nations/ Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:00:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1029697 'We had to save them, it was just a reflex,' says one honoree

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]]> Honoring Allianz exec is a ‘blot,’ say survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/honoring-allianz-exec-is-a-blot-say-survivors/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:27:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=729108 Jewish Foundation for the Righteous decision angers survivors groups who feel insurance company hasn't paid enough

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]]> Nearly 70 years on, Holocaust survivor reunites with ‘Righteous’ rescuer https://www.timesofisrael.com/nearly-70-years-on-holocaust-survivor-reunites-with-righteous-rescuer/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:59:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=296510 At 85, Polish woman takes her first flight to meet the Jewish 'cousin' her parents hid from the Nazis

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]]> Polish gentiles increasingly embrace Jewish culture as part of their own heritage https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-gentiles-increasingly-embrace-jewish-culture-as-part-of-their-own-heritage/ Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:44:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=264454 Growing efforts to preserve and resurrect Poland's Jewish past reflect changing attitudes to country's anti-Semitic history

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]]> Jewish group honors Polish WWII rescuers as numbers start to dwindle https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-group-honors-polish-wwii-rescuers-as-numbers-start-to-dwindle/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:42:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=162166 'We did what we had to do,' says one woman, 'there was nothing heroic about it'

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