November 10, 2026
Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony and Gala in Support of Yad Vashem

Honouring the heroism of Donatello and Zelmira de Luigi, who embodied the rarest form of courage during the Holocaust. The Righteous Among the Nations is an official title and the highest civilian honour awarded by the State of Israel to non-Jewish individuals who risked their lives to save Jews from extermination during the Holocaust. Managed by Yad Vashem (the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre), the award recognizes those who stood up against Nazi persecution when most of the world remained silent or collaborated. Learn more about the de Luigi story.

Since the program's inception in 1963, Yad Vashem has recognized nearly 29,000 heroic individuals spanning over 50 different countries.