Muslims who protected & saved Jewish people during the Holocaust

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The unsung Heroes

The following is an excerpted article from the Time Magazine - a remembrance article on the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day.



The Forgotten Stories of Muslims Who Saved Jewish People During the Holocaust

Tunisian Sheltered 24 Jews in Tunisia 
The tales include those of Khaled Abdul Wahab, who sheltered about two dozen Jews in Tunisia, and 

Iranian Diplomat Helped thousands of Jews escape 

Abdol Hossein Sardari, an Iranian diplomat who is credited with helping thousands of Jews escape Nazi soldiers by issuing them passports.

MUSLIM Pilkus Family in Albania harbored & saved 2 Jews in thier home at great personal risk 

The group also recognizes the Pilkus, a Muslim family in Albania who harbored young Johanna Neumann and her mother in their home during the German occupation and convinced others that the two were family members visiting from Germany. “They put their lives on the line to save us,” Neumann, now 86, told TIME on Friday. “If it had come out that we were Jews, the whole family would have been killed.”

Though the narratives are being exhibited on a day observed by remembering the past, they are also vital to remember in today’s world, “given the rise of hatred,” said Dani Laurence Andrea Varadi, co-director of I Am Your Protector, the organization behind the exhibit. 
The New York City-based group encourages societies and people to stand up to injustices, and Varadi points as an example to the climate faced by many Muslims around the world and in the U.S. 

Reference 

https://time.com/4651298/holocaust-memorial-day-muslims-jews/

Note: Sub-headings in red added for legibility. 

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