History

Chronology and dates Early Years until 1965 (From the establishment of the State of Israel until 1965)

Chronology and dates From 1966 until 1999

Chronology and datesFrom 2000 until 2008

Chronology and dates From 2009 until 2014

Fifteen Jesuits have been recognized as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem, the Israeli national memorial for the victims of the Shoah.

Chronology and dates From 2015 until 2019

Cecylia Roszak was thought to be the oldest nun in the world; poet Abba Kovner was one of those she and her sisters saved at a local convent

Our dear sister Gila, Little Sister of Jesus, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018, at the age of 92. May she rest in peace.

Br Yohanan Elihai awarded for his contribution to bringing people together through teaching of the spoken Arabic Palestinian language

André served as a deacon in the Hebrew speaking communities for thirteen years before he returned to France. We learnt that he passed away recently.

Ma'ariv newspaper published a long article telling the story of the Jewish children who lived in a monastery during the Shoah, on December 1, 2017. Thank you, S. R. who sent us this article.

Father David wrote a short appreciation of Little Sister Sara, who passed away on March 28, 2016.

The magazine of Yad VaShem published a fascinating article on combined rescue attempts by Jewish and non-Jewish religious leaders in its issue of the month of June 2017. The author is Irena Steinfeldt, director of the department that documents the cases of Righteous Among the Nations.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, the French Seminary in Rome was recognized as a “House of Life”, which had saved Jews during the Shoah.

Father Michel Remaud has sent us an article explaining the link between Saint James and the Hebrew language Catholic communities in Israel.

Yediot Ahronot published the story of the rescue of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto by the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary in an article in the edition of April 24, 2017, Holocaust Memorial Day.

A new film, “Open Door,” was shown for the first time in Israel on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Cinematheque in Tel Aviv. Father David Neuhaus, Latin Patriarchal Vicar attended the event.

Polish Christians who saved Jews during the Shoah honored by Jewish American organization.

T. from the Haifa kehilla sent us this moving testimony regarding Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children during the Shoah.

Father Bienvenido OFM, chaplain of the Nazareth Holy Family Filipino Community, attended a special event at Yad VaShem on November 24, 2015.