The Righteous
In 1953, the Knesset (the legislative assembly of the State of Israel) established in Jerusalem the Yad Vashem Memorial, dedicated to the victims of the Shoah. At the same time, it wished to honour the “Righteous Among the Nations”, who put their lives in danger to save Jews. The title of Righteous is awarded on behalf of the State of Israel by the Yad Vashem Memorial.
Many anonymous people, whose names we will never know, helped the Marcel network. A few of them have been honoured and received the Righteous medal.
List of the Righteous and year of recognition
BLAIN Michel (Nice) |
Priest, chaplain of the Don Bosco school |
1999 |
CHOPIN Joséphine (Nice) |
Nun, head of an institution for girls run alongside that of Father Vincent Siméoni |
1997 |
COLLATO Henri |
Tailor |
2005 |
COLLATO Berthe |
Wife of Henri COLLATO |
2005 |
ÉVRARD Ida (Nice) |
1994 |
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ÉVRARD Edmond (Nice) |
Pastor of the Baptist community of Nice, counsellor at the Salvation Army children’s home in Le Chambon, in close contact with the Jewish networks |
1994 |
ÉVRARD Daniel (Nice) |
Aged 18, son of Edmond and Ida, counsellor at the Salvation Army children’s home in Le Chambon |
1994 |
ÉVRARD Louis (Nice) |
Aged 16, son of Edmond and Ida, counsellor at the Salvation Army children’s home in Le Chambon |
1994 |
FORT Germaine et Alban (Cannes) |
Catholics who founded a home for orphaned or homeless children, “Le Rayon de Soleil” |
1985 |
GAGNIER Pierre |
Pastor of the Reformed Church of Nice |
2012 |
GAGNIER Hélène |
Wife of Pastor Gagnier |
2012 |
RÉMOND Paul (Nice) |
Bishop of Nice, whose involvement in the Marcel network is well known |
1991 |
Rose (Nice) |
Nun, Convent of the Poor Clares |
1991 |
ROUS Jeanne (Nice) |
2004 |
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ROUS Jean (Nice) |
Office worker at EDF (the French electricity company), disabled veteran of the 1914–1918 war |
2004 |
SIMÉONI Vincent (Nice) |
Member of a religious order, superior of the Saint-Jean Bosco institution of the Salesian order, head of the boys’ boarding school |
1997 |