Bnai Brith honors Jews who rescued fellow Jews during Holocaust

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Bnai Brith honors Jews who rescued fellow Jews during HolocaustThe Jewish Rescuer’s Citation was established in 2011 to pay honor and respect to Jewish rescue of other Jews during the Shoah. To date, more than 170 Jewish heroes have been honored for their daring rescue activities in Germany, France, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Russia, Lithuania, Poland and Holland.

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