The Hospodárske noviny reports that nine Slovaks received posthumous Just Among the Nations (Vad Yashem) awards from the state of Israel. Among the awardees is Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdič, who directly or indirectly saved more than 1,500 Jews. SITA
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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