Foundation Honors 14 Surviving Polish Rescuers Of Jews During Holocaust

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 03 October 2022. Leaders in diplomacy, religion, and communities came together in July at POLIN Museum with a delegation of 12 educators to recognize the 14 still-living Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust.STR/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES

WARSAW, Poland — Following a hiatus since 2019 due to COVID, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous again brought together a group of Poles who put their lives on the line to fight genocide.

At the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jewry in Warsaw, leaders in diplomacy, religion, and communities came together on July 9 with a delegation of 12 educators to recognize the 14 still-living Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. “Some of the most prominent people in attendance were Israel Ambassador Yacov Livne and Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich,” said JNS.