Righteous Among the Nations


	Righteous Among the Nations

Efrain Alvarado

5-16-2008 9:35 PM

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irena, sendler, holocaust, jewwish, nazi

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5-16-2008 10:02 PM

jatfla

I'm sure she has her place at "The Garden of the Righteous" in Israel. Corrie ten Boom and her family come to mind also. These are only the ones we know about. Mine clip.

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