The Commemoration of the “Righteous” from Jerusalem to Paris, 1942-2007
by
Sarah Gensburger
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Since 1963, the state of Israel has awarded the title of “Righteous among the Nations” to individuals who risked their lives sheltering Jews during the Holocaust. This distinction remained solely an Israeli initiative until the late 1990s, when European governments began developing their own national...