Righteous Gentiles
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000301
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh86000301#concept
Variants
- Ḥaside umot ha-ʻolam
- Ḥasidei ummot ha-olam
- Pious of the nations of the world (Judaism)
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Blond, S. Ḥaside umot ha-ʻolam, 1983
- found: Encyc, Judaica:v.7, p. 1383 (Ḥasidei ummot ha-olam (Heb. "the pious ones of the nations of the world") a rabbinic term denoting righteous gentiles. The concept is first found in limited form in the Midrash and was codified and defined by Maimonides. It was elaborated and embellished in medieval Jewish literature. Since WWII the term has been used for those non-Jews who helped Jews to escape Nazi persecutions.)
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Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1986-01-28: new
- 1999-10-21: revised
Alternate Formats