These Righteous Among the Nations, who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust, and are featured in this unique exhibition, embodied the Olympic spirit by dedicating their lives to "social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles". (taken from the Olympic Charter)

Gino Bartali
Gino Bartali, born in Florence in 1914, was a champion road cyclist who won the Italian Giro d'Italia multi-stage race three times and the Tour de France twice. More

Žarko Dolinar
Žarko Dolinar lived in Zagreb and worked as a sports coach in various places, in particular at the Maccabi Sports Club run by the Jewish community in Zagreb. More

Maria Helena Friedlander (Bruhn)
Maria Helena Bruhn, a gymnastics teacher, had been living in Holland since 1931 and was married to Henri Friedlander, a Jewish typographer and graphic designer. More

Tadeusz Gebethner
Tadeusz Gebethner was the first president of the Polonia sport club and the first captain of its football team. Gebethner played in more than 150 matches. More

Jan Kasper Klein
A young gymnastics teacher sheltered 17 Jewish refugees in his small house until he was betrayed in February 1944. More

Margit Eugénie Mallász
Next to her professional career of designer, Margit (Gitta) Mallász excelled as a swimmer, and in 1926 became Hungary's champion in backstroke. More

Béla Stollár
Béla Stollár was a sports reporter, wrote for Nemzeti Sport (National Sport), which was Hungary's main sports newspaper. He specialized on swimming and boxing events. More

Martin Uher
Martin Uher was well known in Czechoslovakia, both as a member of the Slovan Bratislava football club and national football team. More

Anthonie Pieter and Judith Wetemans
Before and during the war, Anthonie Wetemans was a sports instructor and owner of a sports club in The Hague. More

Danielius, Ona and Adolfina Žilevičius
Danielius worked for the Ministry of Interior and played for L.F.L.S. football club, Kaunas and Lithuania national team. More