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To: lizol

Good story, but the headline is weird. "Polish righteous Gentile woman"?


5 posted on 10/09/2006 3:21:00 PM PDT by Irish Rose (Will work for chocolate.)
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To: Irish Rose
Good story, but the headline is weird. "Polish righteous Gentile woman"?

"The phrase "righteous Gentile" has a specific meaning to Israelis -- it means they've been recognized for resistance to the Holocaust by the Yad Vashem Museum.The formal title is "Righteous Among the Nations."

7 posted on 10/09/2006 3:40:00 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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