Righteous Among the Nations

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2026.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.
Ahmed al-Ahmad.

If there is a Jewish Nobel for saving Jews, Ahmed al-Ahmed just won it - comment

Ahmed al-Ahmed belongs in that moral family tree of the "Righteous Among the Nations."

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
A Brussels memorial to non-Jews who worked to rescue Jews from the Nazi genocide campaign was defaced with anti-Israel messages on Tuesday, Jewish organizations said. 

'Escalate for Palestine:' Belgian Holocaust memorial defaced

"Escalate for Palestine, everyone," the graffiti on the Monument to the Righteous of Belgium read.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

Searching for beacons of altruism amid the darkness of the Holocaust - opinion

By focusing solely on the horrors, we risk overlooking the extraordinary acts of courage and compassion performed by ordinary people in the face of unspeakable evil.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Holocaust survivor buys hospital bed for oldest living Righteous Among Nations

Krystyna Danko, who is now deaf and blind, is among the oldest rescuers still alive.

JULY 20, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels sits with the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations Krystyna Dańko on her 102nd birthday

Oldest living Righteous Among the Nations turns 102

Krystyna Dańko saved five Jews in Otwock, Poland, including the Kokoszko family.

JULY 11, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels sits with the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations Krystyna Dańko on her 102nd birthday