Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous
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The Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous is an official body of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance authority that evaluates and recognizes non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous canonical | 1 |
| Yad Vashem Righteous Among the Nations program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T703640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Context triple: [Righteous Among the Nations, administeredBy, Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous]
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A.
Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating indifference, intolerance, and injustice through education, dialogue, and the promotion of human rights.
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B.
Jewish People’s Council
The Jewish People’s Council was a representative Zionist body in Mandatory Palestine that proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is a federal advisory body responsible for guiding and overseeing the national Holocaust memorial and related remembrance and education efforts in the United States.
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D.
Israeli Chief Rabbinate
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate is the supreme rabbinic authority and official state institution overseeing Jewish religious law and services in Israel, including matters of personal status such as marriage, conversion, and recognition of Jewish identity.
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E.
World Zionist Organization
The World Zionist Organization is an international Jewish body founded in the late 19th century to promote Zionism and Jewish settlement in Palestine, playing a central role in the political and practical efforts that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Target entity description: The Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous is an official body of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance authority that evaluates and recognizes non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
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A.
Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating indifference, intolerance, and injustice through education, dialogue, and the promotion of human rights.
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B.
Jewish People’s Council
The Jewish People’s Council was a representative Zionist body in Mandatory Palestine that proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is a federal advisory body responsible for guiding and overseeing the national Holocaust memorial and related remembrance and education efforts in the United States.
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D.
Israeli Chief Rabbinate
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate is the supreme rabbinic authority and official state institution overseeing Jewish religious law and services in Israel, including matters of personal status such as marriage, conversion, and recognition of Jewish identity.
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E.
World Zionist Organization
The World Zionist Organization is an international Jewish body founded in the late 19th century to promote Zionism and Jewish settlement in Palestine, playing a central role in the political and practical efforts that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli public body
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commission ⓘ official body ⓘ |
| appliesCriteria |
absence of financial or other material reward as primary motive
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direct involvement in saving Jews ⓘ risk to rescuer’s life, liberty or position ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | Holocaust ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
YadVashem
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surface form:
Yad Vashem Archives
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| basedOn | Yad Vashem Law, 1953 ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| decisionResultsIn |
award of a medal and certificate to recognized rescuers or their families
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inscription of names on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust commemoration
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Holocaust remembrance ⓘ historical recognition ⓘ humanitarian recognition ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Israel
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surface form:
State of Israel
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous.html ⓘ |
| hasTask |
decision on awarding the title Righteous Among the Nations
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evaluation of candidates for Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ examination of documentation and testimonies ⓘ recognition of non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Jerusalem
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Jerusalem District ⓘ |
| maintains | files on candidates for Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| notableAwardAdministered | Righteous Among the Nations title ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
YadVashem
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surface form:
Yad Vashem
|
| operatesWithin | Mount of Remembrance campus ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
YadVashem
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surface form:
Yad Vashem
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| partOf |
YadVashem
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surface form:
Yad Vashem
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| recognizes |
Righteous Among the Nations
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non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Holocaust survivor representative
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chairperson ⓘ historian member ⓘ legal expert member ⓘ |
| topic |
non-Jewish rescuers
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rescue of Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| usesTitle | Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Description of subject: The Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous is an official body of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance authority that evaluates and recognizes non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Righteous Among the Nations
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administeredBy
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Yad Vashem Commission for the Designation of the Righteous
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this entity surface form:
Yad Vashem Righteous Among the Nations program