Righteous Among the Nations

After World War II, the term Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew language: ????? ????? ?????, transliterated Khasidei Umot HaOlam) has been used to describe non-Jews who behaved heroically during the Holocaust in order to save Jews from the Nazi-instigated genocide.

Count of Righteous Among the Nations per country and ethnic origin

1 Includes two persons originally from Indonesia, but residing in the Netherlands.

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2 Per their request, the members of the Danish Underground who participated in the rescue of the Danish Jews are listed as one group.

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