The Yad Vashem Institute

The Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem decides who is to be awarded the title of "Righteous Among the Nations".


Yad Vashem list

Browse the alphabetical list of Poles honoured with the title of Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem from 1963. The list is constantly updated.

Yad Vashem criteria

Learn the criteria for honouring with the title of Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem. Find out about the procedure for giving the highest civilian award in the State of Israel.

About the Yad Vashem Institute

Read about the history and contemporary activities of Yad Vashem – the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, an institution established by the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem in 1953.

The Garden of Righteous Among the Nations

See the Garden of Righteous Among the Nations in the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem, where several thousand olive trees have been planted for people who provided help for Jews during World War II.