Heroes+of+the+Holocaust

= For the Dead and the Living, we must bear witness. For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories. =

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor
The Holocaust is a tragedy too wide too fathom, too unbearable to bear. Among the darkness of the years between 1938-1945 of World War II, there were heroes of lightness who risked everything to save lives. The following four heroes taught us the midda of 'if you have saved one life, it's as if you have saved a whole world." Who were these people and what made them rise above the lies, deception and murder of the Nazis around them?

All of the heroes of the Holocaust below have trees planted for them at Yad Vashem in the Righteous Gentile section (except for Hannah Szenesh, who is Jewish, and has many memorials in her name around the world). Spend a few minutes researching a hero and post your thoughts on the wiki questions and in our upcoming discussion.

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Of course, you might have seen Schindler's List, the movie, but there is still lots more to learn. Read here. Oskar Schindler spent millions of dollars saving Jewish lives, and died penniless. media type="youtube" key="pDumJVv6GP8" height="315" width="560"

Hannah Szenesh Hannah Senesh wrote numerous poems that were turned into Hebrew songs, the most popular being "Eli, Shelo Yigamer me'olam" (Lord, May it never end) and "Ashrei Hagafrur" (Fortunate is the match); //Lord//, may it never end //Lord, may it never end,////The sand and the sea,////The water swishing,////The lightning in the sky,////The prayer of man.// //The voice called, and I went.////I went, because the voice called.// She wrote "Fortunate is the match" after she was parachuted into a partisan camp in Yugoslavia: //Fortunate// //is the match that burns and kindles the flames.////Fortunate// //is the flame that burns inside the hearts.////Fortunate// //are the hearts to know when to stop with dignity.////Fortunate// //is the match that burns and kindles the flames.// ("Ashrei" means fortunate, blessed or happy)

Dr. Tina Strobos media type="youtube" key="_Fap4Y7ro70" height="315" width="560" Twenty years after the Holocaust, Chiune Sugihara, never spoke of his heroic actions. Why? media type="youtube" key="UCsjjGqvW90" height="315" width="420"

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1.5 MILLION BUTTONS COLLECTED IN MEMORY OF 1.5 CHILDREN MURDERED IN THE HOLOCAUST

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