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The Garden of the Righteous

In early years, trees were planted by some of the Righteous or their families on the Mount of Remembrance. Today their names are engraved on the walls of the Garden of the Righteous.

The Garden of the Righteous
The Garden of the Righteous

The Garden of the Righteous
Holocaust survivor Karolina Eisen and family members with Elzbieta Stradowska, great-niece of the late Righteous Ludwika and Zygmunt Szostak, 13 May 2013
Holocaust survivor Karolina Eisen and family members with Elzbieta Stradowska, great-niece of the late Righteous Ludwika and Zygmunt Szostak, 13 May 2013

Holocaust survivor Karolina Eisen and family members with Elzbieta Stradowska, great-niece of the late Righteous Ludwika and Zygmunt Szostak, 13 May 2013
The family of survivor Ehud Loeb with the grandchildren of his rescuer, Louise Roger at the wall of honor in Garden of the Righteous at the ceremony honoring Louise Roger as Righteous Among the Nations in 2009
The family of survivor Ehud Loeb with the grandchildren of his rescuer, Louise Roger at the wall of honor in Garden of the Righteous at the ceremony honoring Louise Roger as Righteous Among the Nations in 2009

The family of survivor Ehud Loeb with the grandchildren of his rescuer, Louise Roger at the wall of honor in Garden of the Righteous at the ceremony honoring Louise Roger as Righteous Among the Nations in 2009
Every spring the names of the Righteous recognized the previous year are engraved on the walls of the Garden of the Righteous
Every spring the names of the Righteous recognized the previous year are engraved on the walls of the Garden of the Righteous

Every spring the names of the Righteous recognized the previous year are engraved on the walls of the Garden of the Righteous
Survivor rescued by Piotr and Emilia Waszkinel in the Garden of the Righteous
Survivor rescued by Piotr and Emilia Waszkinel in the Garden of the Righteous

Survivor rescued by Piotr and Emilia Waszkinel in the Garden of the Righteous
Rabbi Meir Israel Lau and his family, 4 August 2009, with the daughters of Righteous Among the Nations, Feodor Mikhailichenko
Rabbi Meir Israel Lau and his family, 4 August 2009, with the daughters of Righteous Among the Nations, Feodor Mikhailichenko

Rabbi Meir Israel Lau and his family, 4 August 2009, with the daughters of Righteous Among the Nations, Feodor Mikhailichenko
A wall in the Garden of the Righteous
A wall in the Garden of the Righteous

A wall in the Garden of the Righteous
Vera Uglješić, saved by the rescuers and married Zlatan Uglješić after the war, kissing Zlatan's name on the wall, Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 29 May 2013
Vera Uglješić, saved by the rescuers and married Zlatan Uglješić after the war, kissing Zlatan's name on the wall, Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 29 May 2013

Vera Uglješić, saved by the rescuers and married Zlatan Uglješić after the war, kissing Zlatan's name on the wall, Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 29 May 2013
Survivor Ben Zion Reiber who was saved by Jan and Julia Lisieczynski from Poland, with his extended family and his rescuers’ granddaughter, Yad Vashem, June 2010
Survivor Ben Zion Reiber who was saved by Jan and Julia Lisieczynski from Poland, with his extended family and his rescuers’ granddaughter, Yad Vashem, June 2010

Survivor Ben Zion Reiber who was saved by Jan and Julia Lisieczynski from Poland, with his extended family and his rescuers’ granddaughter, Yad Vashem, June 2010
Survivor Dina Godschalk and her family together with the family of her rescuer Count Henry de Menthon in the Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 5 September 2012
Survivor Dina Godschalk and her family together with the family of her rescuer Count Henry de Menthon in the Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 5 September 2012

Survivor Dina Godschalk and her family together with the family of her rescuer Count Henry de Menthon in the Garden of the Righteous, Yad Vashem, 5 September 2012
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