1. Traits that Transcend AL BENOLIEL

2. Jozsef Kovacs, Hungary 1942  Jozsef Kovacs  Was a lieutenant who commanded a Jewish slave labor company  Was humane and non-abusive to the 150 Jews  In 1942  Entire Jewish Battalion ordered to Russian front  Meant certain death  Jozsef persuaded his superiors  Not to put them on the Russian front  Saved many lives  Jozsef was sent to the Russian front for being a “Jew-lover”  Survived wounds  Trait  Compassion  Jozsef felt bad for the Jews  Treated them decently  Saved lives  He alleviated their suffering  By smuggling in care packages  Sent from families  He showed compassion by seeing that the Jews did nothing wrong and pitied them, he knew he had to do something so he was good to them and saved their lives

3. Antanas Andraitis, Lithuania 1942  Antanas Andraitis saved an acquaintance from before the war  Dr. Gootman  Escaped from Kovno Ghetto in !942  Someone told the police about Antanas and the man he was hiding  Was able to find another place for Dr. Gootman  Trait  Compassion  Antanas sympathized with Dr. Gootman  Took him into hiding  When he was warned that the Germans were coming  Didn’t panic  Found another place for Dr. Gootman  Antanas showed compassion because he remembered his old acquaintance and felt bad for him, He knew he had to do something, so he hid Dr. Gootman

4. Vasilyi Safonov, Soviet Union 1941  Vasilyi Safonov was a living in Novozybkov, Soviet Union when the Germans occupied it  They were going to execute all the Jews  Vasilyi’s family decided to do something  Hid 9 Jews in a shed  Cared for and fed the Jews  Vayisili and hi sister  Made contact with partisans  Led everyone to the partisans  Their parents were betrayed and killed  Trait  Courage  The Safonovs  Hid Jews  Very dangerous  Brought the Jews to the partisans.  The Safonovs showed courage by taking nine Jews in their shed, and took them to the partisans, through the forest, Which was extremely dangerous.