Showing posts with label hakaras hatov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hakaras hatov. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Recognizing those who helped save Jewish lives


"There is no evidence of any Jew being turned over to any Nazi," said Gershman, who is Jewish, from his home in Basalt, Colo. "Seventy percent of the people in Albania are Muslims"









"Baba Haxhi Dede Reshatbardhi, an Albanian Muslim who helped save Jews during the Holocaust, was photographed by Norman H. Gershman for the exhibition "Besa: A Code of Honor." (Courtesy of El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center)"

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Stephen Tyrone Johns




His service and sacrifice is appreciated. May his friends and family find comfort.

Photo from CNN.com