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Moshe's Nanny is "Righteous Among the Nations'
Reported: 14:04 PM - Dec/09/08
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(IsraelNN.com) Israel plans to name Sandra Samuel, who saved the life of two-year-old Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg from the terrorist attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, as a person who is "Righteous among the Nations," – a Righteous Gentile It is the highest Israeli award that may be presented to a non-Jew.
Samuel will be the first citizen of India to be honored with the title. Other recipients of the honor, which is bestowed by a special commission headed by a Supreme Court Justice, include Oskar and Emilie Schindler, and Raoul Wallenberg. It has generally been awarded to people -- 22,000 to date -- who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Samuel will be the first citizen of India to be honored with the title. Other recipients of the honor, which is bestowed by a special commission headed by a Supreme Court Justice, include Oskar and Emilie Schindler, and Raoul Wallenberg. It has generally been awarded to people -- 22,000 to date -- who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
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