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Yitzhak Shamir
A Son in the Land of Israel
IFCJ Canada  |  October 23, 2020
The seventh Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir served as a military leader and politician before and after the establishment of the modern Jewish state.
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Holocaust survivor saved by Mykolas Simelis at grave of her parents
Mykolas Simelis – The Woodsman’s Heart
IFCJ Canada  |  October 13, 2020
Mykolas Simelis was a simple Lithuanian forester who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to save a Jewish family during the Holocaust.
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Viorica Agarici and her son
A Humane Hero During Inhumane Times
IFCJ Canada  |  October 9, 2020
Viorica Agarici was a Romanian nurse and head of the local Red Cross who protected Romanian Jews during the Holocaust.
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Chiune Sugihara
He Who Saves One Life, Saves the Entire World
IFCJ Canada  |  September 18, 2020
A Japanese diplomat during World War II, Chiune Sugihara issued visas to thousands of Jewish refugees in Lithuania, saving them from the Nazis.
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Leopold Socha
Safety in the Sewers
IFCJ Canada  |  September 4, 2020
An inspector of the sewers in Lwow, Poland, and a Righteous Gentile, Leopold Socha used the sewage system to hide 20 Jews from the Nazis.
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