I wonder how many people would, without payment, risk their lives (and the lives of their families) to save strangers from a genocide?<\/p>\n
I mention payment because “Righteous Gentiles” designation depends upon non-Jews saving Jews in the Holocaust without payment. The “Righteous Gentiles” categorization is a scam to denigrate gentiles by making the title “Righteous Gentile” hard to come by. <\/p>\n
Elyse Glickman writes<\/a>: <\/p>\n Most Jewish Americans are familiar with the story of heroism told in Steven Spielberg\u2019s 1993 film \u201cSchindler\u2019s List\u201d about German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who is credited with saving more than 1,000 Jewish lives during the Holocaust. I wonder how many people would, without payment, risk their lives (and the lives of their families) to save strangers from a genocide? I mention payment because “Righteous Gentiles” designation depends upon non-Jews saving Jews in the Holocaust without payment. … Continue reading
\nFar fewer know the story of how Chiune Sugihara \u2014 often called the \u201cJapanese Schindler\u201d \u2014 sacrificed his diplomatic career and defied his government to issue thousands of transit visas to Jews in 1940 from his post in Lithuania. It is estimated that 40,000 people are alive today as a result of his actions…
\n\u201cIt is extremely important to highlight this kind of story, especially as the film details a uniquely positive chapter in a period of history known for its immeasurable inhumanity,\u201d said Janna Weinstein Smith, AJC regional director. \u201cThis event is a part of our ongoing efforts to build greater understanding between Jewish and non-Jewish communities here and throughout the world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"