Traits that TranscendAL BENOLIEL

Jozsef Kovacs, Hungary 1942

Jozsef Kovacs Was a lieutenant who commanded a

Jewish slave labor company Was humane and non-abusive to the 150

Jews In 1942

Entire Jewish Battalion ordered to Russian front

Meant certain death Jozsef persuaded his superiors

Not to put them on the Russian front Saved many lives

Jozsef was sent to the Russian front for being a “Jew-lover”

Survived wounds

Trait Compassion

Jozsef felt bad for the Jews Treated them decently Saved lives

He alleviated their suffering By smuggling in care packages

Sent from families He showed compassion by

seeing that the Jews did nothing wrong and pitied them, he knew he had to do something so he was good to them and saved their lives

Antanas Andraitis, Lithuania 1942

Antanas Andraitis saved an acquaintance from before the war Dr. Gootman

Escaped from Kovno Ghetto in !942

Someone told the police about Antanas and the man he was hiding

Was able to find another place for Dr. Gootman

Trait Compassion

Antanas sympathized with Dr. Gootman

Took him into hiding When he was warned that the

Germans were coming Didn’t panic Found another place for Dr.

Gootman Antanas showed compassion

because he remembered his old acquaintance and felt bad for him, He knew he had to do something, so he hid Dr. Gootman

Vasilyi Safonov, Soviet Union 1941

Vasilyi Safonov was a living in Novozybkov, Soviet Union when the Germans occupied it They were going to execute all the

Jews Vasilyi’s family decided to do

something Hid 9 Jews in a shed Cared for and fed the Jews Vayisili and hi sister

Made contact with partisans Led everyone to the

partisans Their parents were betrayed

and killed

Trait Courage

The Safonovs Hid Jews

Very dangerous Brought the Jews to the partisans.

The Safonovs showed courage by taking nine Jews in their shed, and took them to the partisans, through the forest, Which was extremely dangerous.