OUR MISSION
Established in 1986, the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem’s (CSYV) mission is to disseminate the universal lessons of the Holocaust across Canada through commemorative and educational activities.
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS CEREMONY
NOVEMBER 10, 2026
On November 10, 2026, Yad Vashem Chair, Dani Dayan and Israeli Ambassador, Iddo Moed, conferred Donatello and Zelmira De Luigi as Righteous Among the Nations - an official honourary title awarded by the State of Israel to non-Jewish individuals who risked their lives, liberty, or positions to save Jews from extermination, concentration camps, or deportation by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust . Their nephew, Emilio De Luigi, 95, accepted the honour.
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