Thank you so much, mr Zwartendijk, for doing your duty, I'm so proud that you're a Dutch man !!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

i recently watched a documentary on Chiune Sugihara who helped jews escaping lithuania by providing "transit" visas to japan - many (or most - or all) those had "entrance" visas for Carao provided by Zwartendijk - whose efforts were sanctioned by the Dutch ambassador to the Baltic States L. P. J. de Decker - (the erratic Soviet government provided the 3rd necessary part - "exit" visas) those 3 names - de Decker - Zwartendijk - Sugihara - deserved to be remembered in tandem for saving the lives of over 2000 jews - (no need to point out many or most that those who didn't make their escape from Lithuania didn't survive the war). there are many other rescuers who worked independently - 1) i recently watched a documentary on Sir Nicholas Winton who managed to bring over 600 jewish children to England before the breakout of war - 2) i have recently purchased a book on the french village Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and its surroundings that aided maybe 3000 jews - 3) another book i recently purchased called "Saving the Jews" on many gentiles who often risked their lives saving jews in Israel these gentiles are honored as “Righteous Among the Nations” - but even non-jews like me can be moved by these very poignant and inspiring lives

@rraymondssilva

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for prividing this useful information. I've always been curious about the people who perphaps weren't known for their courageous deeds behind the scenes during WW2. I feel extremely grateful for these human beings, regardless if I'm never gonna meet them. I know that what they did will be remembered forever in history.

The tekst says he wrote 220 visas, but the movie vouce says 2200

What an amazing man and he should be more well known!!!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful mans story

Now there are THREE righteous, that helped Jews escape certain death. 1) Oscar Schindler saving 2000. 2) lrena Sendler saving 2,500 children through the ''Zegota'' council. And 3) Jan Zwartendijk saving 2,200 lives. That comes to 6,700 people SAVED by these precious souls that put themselves in danger. lrena Sendler was SEVERELY tortured, for her part in saving children an babies. There is a movie about her, where she is played by Anna Paquin.

@nursedaniel72

6 жыл бұрын

theresa42213 irena sendler was amazing

@nx7914

5 жыл бұрын

Mr.Chiune Siguhara saved 6000 Jews.

@stephenbutterfield5986

3 жыл бұрын

I bet there's many more who have yet to be found and remembered

@Dionysus4776

9 ай бұрын

@@nx7914 Yes he did but in conjunction with Jan Zwartendijk. Zwartendijk made the Curacao visa's and Siguhara provided the transit visas through Japan. Though they both lived in the same city they never worked together on the visas, they just both did the right thing

I'm thankful my ancestors are Lithuanian.

Great story and an example of huge moral virtues...

If I can see God I see it in Jan Zwartendijk. At the risk of his own life without Diplomatic immunity the man performed this miracle. The best way to respect JanZwartendijk is to have many more awards in his name for bravery towards saving humans. 👍👍

he says 2200 not 220

Wow! God Bless Jan Z.

It was Denmark 😊

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