Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous
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The Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous is an official body of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance authority that evaluates and recognizes non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli public body
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commission → official body → |
| appliesCriteria |
absence of financial or other material reward as primary motive
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direct involvement in saving Jews → risk to rescuer’s life, liberty or position → |
| appliesToEvent |
Holocaust
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| archivesAt |
Yad Vashem Archives
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| basedOn |
Yad Vashem Law, 1953
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| country |
Israel
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| decisionResultsIn |
award of a medal and certificate to recognized rescuers or their families
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inscription of names on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations → |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust commemoration
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Holocaust remembrance → historical recognition → humanitarian recognition → |
| hasJurisdiction |
State of Israel
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| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous.html
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| hasTask |
decision on awarding the title Righteous Among the Nations
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evaluation of candidates for Righteous Among the Nations → examination of documentation and testimonies → recognition of non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust → |
| inception |
1963
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Jerusalem
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Jerusalem District → |
| maintains |
files on candidates for Righteous Among the Nations
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| notableAwardAdministered |
Righteous Among the Nations title
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| operatedBy |
Yad Vashem
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| operatesWithin |
Mount of Remembrance campus
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| parentOrganization |
Yad Vashem
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| partOf |
Yad Vashem
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| recognizes |
Righteous Among the Nations
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non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust → |
| scope |
worldwide
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| subjectHasRole |
Holocaust survivor representative
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chairperson → historian member → legal expert member → |
| topic |
non-Jewish rescuers
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rescue of Jews during the Holocaust → |
| usesTitle |
Righteous Among the Nations
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Righteous Among the Nations
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administeredBy |