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The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust – The Netherlands

Editor-in-Chief: Israel Gutman. Volume Editor: Jozeph Michman and Bert Jan Flum.

Yad Vashem, 2004, 944 pp. 180NIS

The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust – Poland

Editor-in-Chief: Israel Gutman. Volume Editor: Sara Bender and Shmuel Krakowski.

Yad Vashem, 2004, 1018 pp. 180NIS

During WWII, there were many courageous individuals—partisans, members of the underground and rebels—who fought against the German-Nazi occupation. But those heroes who acted in secret to save Jews—in the face of tremendous hostility and risking their own lives—did not enjoy the support of their neighbors and friends. Their deeds were acts of supreme heroism, no less so than those displayed on the battlefield.

By the end of 1999, Yad Vashem had recognized about 17,000 Righteous Among the Nations. A decision then was made to further disseminate their deeds by publishing a comprehensive encyclopedia containing all their stories. The first volume in this series—France—was published last year. 2004 saw the publication of the two-part volume on the Netherlands and, most recently, the two-part volume on Poland. The final two volumes, on Eastern Europe and Western Europe, are due to be published in 2005. All volumes are updated to the end of 1999, and supplementary volumes will be published thereafter.

The publication of the volumes is supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

Copyright ©2004 Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority