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Dutch Couple Righteous Gentiles

A Dutch couple will posthumously receive the Righteous Among the Nations award from Yad Vashem next Monday for their bravery.

Francisca Halamajowa and her daughter risked their lives to hide 13 Jews right under the noses of Nazi troops.

Yad Vashem is to honor William Cooper, an Australian Aborigine who led a one-of-a-kind protest against Nazi policy.

Nine Righteous Gentiles received Israel's highest honor Monday for their courage in saving Jews, and President Peres recalled a childhood memory.

A Salvadoran diplomat who saved the lives of 40,000 Jews during the Holocaust will be named Righteous Among the Nations.

King Boris III of Bulgaria receives a posthumous award for saving his country's Jews during the Holocaust.

Russia releases documents hinting that diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Jews, was alive longer than previously claimed.

Louise Roger took care of Ehud despite the difficulties and risks. At the same time, she made sure that he did not forget his Jewish identity.

The man who rescued future Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau in Buchenwald will be recognized this week as “righteous of the nations.”