Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations (part 2)
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Memorable Acts
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The Righteous Among the Nations were _______ who helped Jews during the Holocaust

non-Jews

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Raoul Wallenberg went to school at this university in the United States to study architecture.

the University of Michigan

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When she wasn't hired as a lawyer after graduating from law school, Ruth Bader Ginsberg worked at Rutgers University as a...

professor of law

100

This baseball player sat out of numerous important games, including the first game of the world series, because they fell on Jewish holidays

Sandy Koufax

100

Even though she had no children of her own, students of Sarah Schenirer called her this.

Sarah Imeinu or Our Mother Sarah

200

Feng-Shan Ho was a diplomat from this country, who issued visas to Shanghai which helped Jews escape Germany.

China

200

"Whosoever saves a single life, saves an entire universe," is a quote from the Mishnah which is found on this object given to the Righteous.

A Medal
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This Jewish hero was called Father Abraham by MLK Jr's followers.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

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There is a famous photo of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel walking with Martin Luther King Jr at this historic event.

Selma Civil Rights March

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg had this nickname because of the numerous dissenting opinions she wrote while on the Supreme Court.

"the Great Dissenter"

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Raoul Wallenberg helped Jews in this city issuing protective papers, which gave them protection by the Swedish government.

Budapest

300

This is Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, which includes a museum, research facilities, and monuments.

Yad Vashem

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The Bais Yaakov movement was founded by this woman to educate Orthodox Jewish women in religion and general academics.

Sarah Schenirer

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When trying to rescue Jews in her home country of Budapest, this parachutist was killed by Hungarian authorities for supposedly being a spy.

Hannah Szenes

300

The baseball player we studied played for this major league team for his whole Major League career.

The (Brooklyn/Los Angeles) Dodgers
400

This couple ran the Warsaw Zoo before WW2 and hid Jews there during the Holocaust, providing them with food, water, and shelter.

Jan and Antonina Zabinski

400

There are now approximately this many people who are considered Righteous Among the Nations.

25,000

400

While she became a teacher and founded over 200 schools, one of our Jewish heroes originally had this job.

a dressmaker

400

Ruth
Bader Ginsberg was the ____ female Supreme Court Justice and the ____ female Supreme Court Justice who was Jewish.

second, first

400
Sandy Koufax's full  name when he was born was...
Sanford Braun
500

This Catholic nanny raised a Jewish boy as her own son after both of his parents died, and even moved to Israel with him to ensure he was save.

Gertruda Bablinska

500

This Egyptian doctor helped save a family of four by finding places for them to hide throughout the Holocaust.

Dr. Mohamed Helmy

500

During his life, a Jewish hero we studied worked at two rabbinical school. Name one.

the Jewish Theological Seminary, Hebrew Union College
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When this Jewish hero was murdered at age 23 by a firing squad, she wanted to face her murderers so she decided to...

refuse a blindfold.

500

The poem 'Eli, Eli' is a poem written by a Jewish Hero while she was living in a Kibbutz near this old port city.

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