In 2019 two more persons from Croatia were recognized as Righteous among the Nations, and it makes the total number of Croatian Righteous rise to 120. Croatian people can be proud of this, said Ambassador Mor.
'The Righteous among the Nations', honored by Yad Vashem, are non-Jews who took great personal risks to save Jews during the Holocaust.
One of Yad Vashem's principal duties is to convey the gratitude of the State of Israel and the survivors to those heroes and in 1963 the Remembrance Authority embarked on a worldwide project to grant the title of 'Righteous among the Nations' to the relatively few who helped Jews in the darkest time of the history of mankind.
Yad Vashem established a public Commission, headed by a Supreme Court Justice, which examines each case and is responsible for granting the title. Those who are recognized receive a medal and a certificate of honor and their names are commemorated on the wall in the 'Garden of the Righteous' in Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
This mission of recognizing new Righteous continues even today, 75 years after the Shoah, all over the world and every year Yad Vashem pronounces new 'Righteous among the Nations'.
In 2019 two more persons from Croatia were recognized as 'Righteous among the Nations' and it makes the total number of Croatian Righteous rise to 120.
Croatian people can be proud of this.
Ilan Mor
Ambassador of the State of Israel