Andrée Geulen-Herscovici

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Overview

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Andrée Geulen-Herscovici born Brussels, Belgium September 6, 1921. Belgian teacher. Rescued nearly 1000 Jewish children during World War II. Honored with Yad Vashem Righteous Among Nations Award, 1989.

Quotations

“What I did was merely my duty. Disobeying the laws of the time was just the normal thing to do." (Haaretz, Aug. 22, 2017)

To a German, asking if she wasn’t ashamed to teach Jews: “Aren’t you ashamed to make war on Jewish children?” (quote and photo yadvashem.org)