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A subproject of Righteous Among The Nations -- Yad Vashem (חסידי אומות העולם) (update by January 1, 2016)
"And so we must know these good people who helped Jews during the Holocaust. We must learn from them, and in gratitude and hope, we must remember them." (Elie Wiesel)
In 1963 Yad Vashem embarked upon a worldwide project to pay tribute to the Righteous Among the Nations who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. This represents a unique and unprecedented attempt by the victims to honor individuals from within the nations of perpetrators, collaborators and bystanders, who stood by the victims' side and acted in stark contrast to the mainstream of indifference and hostility that prevailed in the darkest time of history.
The Database of the Righteous Among the Nations is a work in progress. So far it contains information about around 80% of the Righteous Among the Nations recognized by Yad Vashem. The database will be continuously updated as new information is added. There may be errors which will be corrected in the near future.
On a population of 9 million in 1940 the figure represents the largest per capita number: 1 in 1,700 Dutch was awarded Includes two persons originally from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Also uniquely includes three organisations or collectives: the collective participants of the so-called "Amsterdam dock strike" (better known as the February strike, about 30-50,000 people who on 25/26 February 1941 took part in the first strike against persecution of the Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe); the whole village of Nieuwlande (117 inhabitants) that set up a quota-system under then alderman and later resistance fighter Johannes Post; and the resistance group, NV groep (for saving Jewish children). In Denmark, France, and Norway, as well, a group of people was recognized as a single entity.
Information - List
- Profiles Single in alphabetic order of "Sur/, Firstname " >> link of Geni-profile <> link of Rescue Story <> Geni-link of Rescued Persons
- Profiles Family in alphabetic order of "Sur/, Firstname" & Husband "First/Surname" >> link of Geni-tree <> link of Rescue Story <> Geni-link of Rescued Persons
Add: Name(s) Righteous Family <> Yad Vashem Rescue Story <> Name(s) Rescued Family/Persons
Resources
- Righteous Among the Nations Honored by Yad Vashem by 1 January 2016
- Database Search for Righteous
- Wikipedia, Righteous Among The Nations
- ⌘ is the link related to the Rescue Story in Yad Vashem of the familys
Righteous Family < ⌘ > Rescued Persons
Notable People / Group
- Ambtelijk Verzet Amsterdam {Piet Landweer, Herman Alers, André de Kok, Boudewijn Leenheer, André Balvers en Teunis van de Bunt} < ⌘ > This group saw opportunity to save hundreds of Jews by giving them identity documents without J and family cards for distribution to provide vouchers.
- Amsterdam Student Group < ⌘ > It is estimated that some 350 Jewish children were saved by the Amsterdam Student Group.
- Nieuwlande (Village) (Drenthe) Nieuwlande (Village) < ⌘ > A unique instance of collective rescue took place in the Dutch village.
- Weidner, Johan Hendrik (John Henry) < ⌘ > Standing for Principle, Through Weidner’s work with the Dutch-Paris network, many Jews and Allied aviators were saved.