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Dutchman, 91, returns Holocaust honour to Israelis after six relatives killed in Gaza
Friday, August 15, 2014 17:05
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15 August 2014
- A 91-year-old Dutch man who was awarded a prestigious honour by the State of Israel for his family’s role in saving a Jewish child from the Holocaust has returned his prize after six of his relatives were killed in Gaza.
In 2011 the Israeli authorities declared Henk Zanoli ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ – a title bestowed upon non-Jews who helped save Jews from the Holocaust. During the Nazi occupation of Holland Mr Zanoli’s family had helped shelter a young boy until the Allied liberation in 1945.
But Mr Zanoli returned his prize to the Israeli embassy in the Netherlands after hearing that six of his relatives had been killed during an attack on their home in Gaza.
Source: http://www.earth-heal.com/news/news/33-palestine/1713-dutchman-returns-holocaust-honour.html
