The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous The JFR provides financial support to Christian & Muslim rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust.

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous provides financial support to aged and needy non-Jews who rescued Jews during the Holocaust and preserves their legacy through a national education program.

09/06/2026
September 5, 1942 Warsaw district SS and police announced the death penalty for assisting Jews who had escaped from th...
09/06/2026

September 5, 1942

Warsaw district SS and police announced the death penalty for assisting Jews who had escaped from the ghetto

Pictured: handbill announcing the death penalty

📷: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Rosh Hashana starts in one week from today! 🍎🍯 Have you ordered your Rosh Hashana e-cards yet? Share a message for a swe...
09/04/2026

Rosh Hashana starts in one week from today! 🍎🍯

Have you ordered your Rosh Hashana e-cards yet?

Share a message for a sweet and healthy new year with your family and friends while supporting the work we are doing to help the Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust.

Visit our website (🔗 in bio) to order yours today

Lerner Fellow Nicole Kepner recently returned from our 2026 European Study Program and spoke with The Branchburg News ab...
09/03/2026

Lerner Fellow Nicole Kepner recently returned from our 2026 European Study Program and spoke with The Branchburg News about her experience.

“The program was absolutely phenomenal ... We were honored to have a meeting with Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, the secretary of the State of Poland, where we discussed Holocaust education in the states and Poland, and a great conversation about the challenges facing teachers in teaching this topic"

Branchburg Central Middle School teacher Nicole Kepner participated in the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous 2026 European Study Program, spending her time gaining an understanding of the complex...

September 3, 1941Two ghettos were established in Vilna, Lithuania
09/03/2026

September 3, 1941

Two ghettos were established in Vilna, Lithuania

September 2, 1945The Allies defeated Japan, ending World War II 📷: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs ...
09/02/2026

September 2, 1945

The Allies defeated Japan, ending World War II

📷: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender

September 1, 1941As public protest grew, Hi**er officially ended Operation T4, a euthanasia program that targeted incu...
09/01/2026

September 1, 1941

As public protest grew, Hi**er officially ended Operation T4, a euthanasia program that targeted incurably ill adults. The program continued secretly.

📷: Hartheim castle, one of the six N**i euthanasia killing centers

September 1, 1941The German government forced Jews to wear yellow starsPictured: A yellow Star of David marked with th...
09/01/2026

September 1, 1941

The German government forced Jews to wear yellow stars

Pictured: A yellow Star of David marked with the German word for Jew (Jude) worn by Fritz Glueckstein

📷: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

September 1, 1939Germany invaded Poland, starting World War IIPictured: Poles walk among the ruins of besieged Warsaw📷...
09/01/2026

September 1, 1939

Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II

Pictured: Poles walk among the ruins of besieged Warsaw

📷: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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