commemoration before the commemoration: Yad Vashem and the Righteous among the nations, 1945-1963

States that the concept of honouring "Righteous among the Nations" predated the creation of Yad Vashem by a few years. The discussion of these questions was caught up in broader Holocaust questions and in political debate. Survivors wishing to thank their rescuers publicly began to find ways to honour these people and ultimately led Yad Vashem to decide and act on these questions