Righteous Among the Nations
Speech parts
1. Righteous Among the Nations - Noun
2. Righteous Among the Nations - Adjective
Meaning
Righteous Among the Nations (not comparable)
(State of Israel) Title given to a non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.
Righteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)
(State of Israel) A non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.
Examples
A list of Romanian and Moldovan Righteous among the Nations is found in Final Report, pp.303–312.
Of the individuals awarded medals of Righteous among the Nations (given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who saved Jews from extermination during the Holocaust ) those who were Polish citizens number the greatest.