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Righteous among the Nations

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The Righteous Among The Nations ceremony.
Six stories of helping Jews during WWII help us to pause and ask ourselves if we would be so willing.
Mária Speváková.
Living in a tiny room, Klein family sticking together survived the hardest time. Mária Speváková and her husband Ján Spevák received the Righteous Among the Nations award for providing shelter and helping the Klein…
Ján Bukov and Mária Bukovová with their son.
Friendship like none other tied families or rescuers and rescuees in times of war. Pavel Petroch, Jozef Fekiač, Ján Bukov and his wife Mária Bukovová were awarded the Righteous Among the Nations award for helping…
Makóny couple.
Brothers Vojtech and Gejza Schultz with his wife Alžbeta Schultzová made it through the war thanks to a married couple. Anna Makónyová and her husband Ján Makóny received the Righteous Among the Nations award for…
Rescuer Oliver Rácz.
Dr. Vilém Ganz, Dr. Štefan Šimko and Katalin Nyiszli are all united by a single rescuer Oliver Rácz. For helping to escape the regime, Oliver Rácz received the Righteous Among the Nations award.
Oľga Balážová with her husband Anton Baláž.
Endurance kept grandmother Ružena Feuereisen and her grandson Pavel Suchostaver alive. Anton Baláž and his wife Oľga Balážová received the Righteous Among the Nations award for helping them.
Rescuer Tonka and her rescued friend Daisy.
A friendship of a young girl helped Daisy Leier to find a bit of comfort. Antónia Nikodemová received the Righteous Among the Nations award for helping her.
More than 580 Slovaks have received the honour to date.
Ondrej Čanecký
Ondrej noted down the testimony of Walter and Alfred after they escaped from Auschwitz.
Imrich Počuch and his wife Mária
They could not tell their sons and grandfather about them.
Zlatica Vojtková
Because of Zlatica and her husband's determination and courage, 10 Jews survived the war.
Anna Chladná and her husband Ignác
Although Anna and Ignác saved Erika, the whole village helped her, too.
Karolína Bullová and her husband František
The Germans not only put Karolína to death but also Jews she was trying to protect.
Cecília Scheibenreifová
Little Eva escaped death many times.
Ondrej Rapčan with his wife Elena
The Rapčans sheltered a family from Prague in their little house.
Štefánia Pellerová
Štefánia took care of her children but also of sisters Vera and Denisa.
Mother of Pavol Krasny with her husband and grandson.
Love your neighbour as yourself is the commandment best illustrated by this story.
Righteous among the Nations awards
During World War II, they saved people from certain death. These are their stories.
Vlasta Lehotská accepted the award on behalf of Adama Fiačan.
The rescuers of the Friedman family pretended their distant relatives were staying with them.
Ján Holčík accepted the award on behalf of his father, Juraj Holčík.
Evangelical priest would baptise Jews to save them from certain death.
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