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Jan 24, 2019 Paris, France, Israel, Exhibition, Diplomats, Museum

Paris Exhibition Opens Honoring Diplomats Who Saved Jews in Holocaust

The Times of Israel reports that on January 24, 2019, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin opened a Paris museum exhibition highlighting the stories of diplomats who saved Jews during the Holocaust.

The exhibition is called “Beyond Duty: Saving Jewish Lives and Showing the Way” and is a collaboration between Israel’s Foreign Ministry and Yad Vashem. Rivlin said that about 200,000 people were saved by the actions of these diplomats.

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