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Yad Vashem Chairman
Presents Lexicon to French President
From
left to right: Avner Shalev, Nissim Zvili, and French President
Jacques Chirac |
On
26 February, Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate,
presented Yad Vashem’s new Lexicon of the Righteous Among the
Nations, France to French President Jacques Chirac, at a meeting
at the Elysée palace, Paris. The Lexicon—co-published by
Edition Fayard and released in mid-February—contains 1,200 rescue
stories of the French Righteous Among the Nations. The volume also
includes a comprehensive introduction, a summary of the series, maps,
an index, glossary, and pictures.
Upon receiving
the book, President Chirac affirmed that “this is an important
publication. I plan to speak to the Minister of Education to make sure
that this book and its important lessons are taught to our children.”
In attendance
at the presentation were: Israeli Ambassador to France, Nissim Zvili;
President of the French Society for Yad Vashem, Dr. Richard Prasquier;
President of Consistoire Central, Jean Kahn; and Holocaust survivor
and close friend of Yad Vashem, Maxi Librati. The previous day, a
special event was held honoring the publication of the Lexicon
at the residence of Israeli Ambassador to France, Nissim Zvili, and
partner, Huguette Elhadad (see “Friends Worldwide”).
Other
Lexicons of the Righteous Among the Nations to be published by Yad
Vashem include Holland, Poland, Central and Western Europe, and the
rest of the world. The lexicons cover nearly 10,000 rescue stories—the
deeds of approximately 19,000 Righteous Among the Nations.
Copyright ©2004 Yad Vashem The Holocaust
Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
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