A story about karma
As refugees streamed out of Ukraine, an Israeli man offered shelter to the descendants of the people who once saved his ancestors from the Nazis. It wasn’t quite as simple as it seemed.
Dr. Mohamed Helmy, an Egyptian urologist living in Berlin, risked his life to hide four of his Jewish friends. The honor was initially offered in 2013, but Dr. Helmy’s relatives refused to accept it from an institution based in Israel.
During World War II, Elgort’s grandmother served in the Norwegian Resistance, helping Norway’s Jewish children escape the Nazis
Caroline Moorehead gives a new account of Le Chambon, where Jews were given refuge by Righteous Gentiles
Aristides de Sousa Mendes lost his reputation and his home. Now the grandson of a man he saved tries to restore both.
Introducing the Righteous Gentile; first column out today
Shivah Stars
What else don’t we know about the Righteous Gentile?
New info emerges on Righteous Swede’s death
Von Moltke, 98, also essential reading for historians
Intelligence chief saved the rebbe