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Righteous among the Nations - Twin-Skies - 10-13-2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Righteous_among_the_Nations
A comprehensive list of all the non-Jews who risked - and in worst case scenarios - sacrificed their lives to save Jews from becoming victims of the Holocaust during World War II.
Oskar Schindler was just one of several Germans apparently, and even the Japanese and Italians - the other Axis powers - had people who were willing to put themselves on the line to help.
Just a little thing I ran across recently - I find it to be most inspirational given the sort of bad news that's been hitting us lately.
War - it brings out the best and the worst in people.
"The reason I don't worry about society is, nineteen people knocked down two buildings and killed thousands. Hundreds of people ran into those buildings to save them. I'll take those odds every fucking day. " - Jon Stewart