Three Czechs recognised as Righteous Among Nations
08.08.2023 / 12:49 | Aktualizováno: 08.08.2023 / 12:57
Three Czechs who risked their lives to save nine members of a Jewish family from the Holocaust have been recognised in memoriam as Righteous Among the Nations, the highest Israeli tribute to Gentiles who saved the lives of Jews during the Second World War. On Wednesday their relatives received the award from the Israeli ambassador to Prague.
Three new names were added to the list this Wednesday, when the Israeli Embassy in Prague officially presented the title in memoriam to the Čepek family. Bohuslav, Olga and Evženie Čepek were Volhynia Czechs, living on the territory of today’s Ukraine. During the Second World War, they provided shelter to the Gerstein family, hiding them at their farm in Volhynia for 10 long months, risking not only their lives, but also the lives of their children.
Three Czechs recognised as Righteous Among Nations
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