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Describe the Righteous Among the Nations honored by Yad Vashem.
Describe the Righteous Among the Nations honored by Yad Vashem.
Non-Jews who took great risks to save Jews during the Holocaust.
What was the common trait among the Righteous Among the Nations?
What was the common trait among the Righteous Among the Nations?
They protected their Jewish neighbors during a time of hostility and indifference.
How did the mainstream attitudes towards Jews during the Holocaust differ from the actions of the Righteous Among the Nations?
How did the mainstream attitudes towards Jews during the Holocaust differ from the actions of the Righteous Among the Nations?
The mainstream ranged from indifference to hostility, while the rescuers regarded Jews as fellow human beings within their universe of obligation.
According to Primo Levi, what impact did his rescuer Lorenzo Perrone have on him?
According to Primo Levi, what impact did his rescuer Lorenzo Perrone have on him?
What were some of the common actions taken by those who collaborated with the perpetrators during the Holocaust?
What were some of the common actions taken by those who collaborated with the perpetrators during the Holocaust?
What characterized the rescuers known as the Righteous Among the Nations during the Holocaust?
What characterized the rescuers known as the Righteous Among the Nations during the Holocaust?
What was the point when bystanders decided to act in helping persecuted Jews?
What was the point when bystanders decided to act in helping persecuted Jews?
In Eastern Europe, what were the consequences for people who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust?
In Eastern Europe, what were the consequences for people who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust?
What was the constant fear that rescuers and the rescued lived under during the Holocaust?
What was the constant fear that rescuers and the rescued lived under during the Holocaust?
Who were the Righteous Among the Nations that rescued Jews during the Holocaust?
Who were the Righteous Among the Nations that rescued Jews during the Holocaust?
Why did most rescuers decide to shelter Jews during the Holocaust?
Why did most rescuers decide to shelter Jews during the Holocaust?
What were some characteristics that distinguished rescuers from bystanders during the Holocaust?
What were some characteristics that distinguished rescuers from bystanders during the Holocaust?
What is the main form of help extended by the Righteous Among the Nations?
What is the main form of help extended by the Righteous Among the Nations?
In what kind of places were Jews hidden in rural areas of Eastern Europe?
In what kind of places were Jews hidden in rural areas of Eastern Europe?
Other than hiding, what was another way the Righteous Among the Nations helped Jews?
Other than hiding, what was another way the Righteous Among the Nations helped Jews?
Where were some Jews hidden in Western Europe?
Where were some Jews hidden in Western Europe?
What was one way diplomats in Budapest helped Jews during the Holocaust?
What was one way diplomats in Budapest helped Jews during the Holocaust?
How did some clergy members assist Jews in assuming false identities?
How did some clergy members assist Jews in assuming false identities?
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Study Notes
The Righteous Among the Nations
- The Righteous Among the Nations are non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust, coming from different nations, religions, and walks of life.
Characteristics of the Righteous
- They protected their Jewish neighbors in a time of hostility and indifference.
- They regarded Jews as fellow human beings, unlike the mainstream who showed indifference and hostility.
Types of Rescue Efforts
- Providing shelter and hiding Jews in homes, properties, or secret hideouts.
- Providing false papers and false identities to help Jews assume non-Jewish identities.
- Smuggling and assisting Jews to escape dangerous zones to safer locations.
Challenges Faced by Rescuers
- They lived under constant fear of being caught and punished, with some being executed or imprisoned.
- They had to sacrifice their normal lives and embark on a clandestine existence.
- They faced the danger of denunciation by neighbors or collaborators.
Who Were the Righteous?
- Ordinary people from all walks of life, including Christians, Muslims, agnostics, and people of all ages and professions.
- They shared characteristics such as empathy, a sense of connection to others, and independence, which enabled them to act against the accepted conventions.
What Can We Learn from the Righteous?
- That every person can make a difference in the face of injustice.
- That humanity and courage can prevail even in the darkest of times.
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