International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Helpers Resisters

Oskar Schindler defied the Nazis, risked his life, and saved over a thousand Jews by having them work in his factories. He is the subject of the biopic "Schindler's List."

Emilie Schindler, wife of Oskar Schindler, is an unsung hero of the Holocaust.

Kurt Klein brought, among others, his future wife, Gerda, and Oskar Schindler, to safety.

Varian Fry helped thousands of refugees escape from France during WWII.

By issuing passports and creating safe houses in Hungary, Raoul Wallenberg saved the lives of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.

Maximilian Kolbe was a Catholic priest known for his great humanity during WWII.

Hermine Santrouschitz (Miep Gies) kept Anne Frank and her family safely hidden from the Nazis.

Giorgio Perlasca saved the lives of thousands of Jews during WWII.

Irena Sendler helped Jewish children escape the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust. 

Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara believed in freedom and saved many Jews during WWII. 

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis was an artist and teacher who gave children hope during the Holocaust. 

Corrie Ten Boom risked her life to help hundreds of Jews escape during WWII. 

David Lissak helped teens get back into school and will be missed by his family.

Was the director of an orphanage who refused sanctuary and stayed with his orphans, even to the extermination camp.

The Danish Resistance acted bravely in a time of darkness.

Ivan Beltrami joined the resistance during WWII and saved many Jews.

Joseph Rotblat was a Polish physicist with a British passport who walked away from his position at the Los Alamos lab.