Helmy, Mod, 1901-1982

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Name (Hebrew)
חלמי, מוחמד, 1901-1982
Name (Latin)
Helmy, Mod, 1901-1982
Name (Arabic)
حلمي، محمد، 1901-1982
Other forms of name
Helmy, Mohamed, 1901-1982
Helmy, Mohammed, 1901-1982
Ḥilmī, Muḥammad, 1901-1982
חלמי, מחמד, 1901-1982
Date of birth
1901-07-25
Date of death
1982-01-10
Occupation
Physicians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 310715687
Wikidata: Q16658448
Library of congress: n 2018005058
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Wikipedia description:

Mohammed ″Mod″ Helmy (Arabic: محمد حلمي; 25 July 1901 – 10 January 1982) was an Egyptian-German physician who was recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 2013, with his name being listed at Yad Vashem in the city of Jerusalem. Born in Sudan, he moved to Berlin to study medicine and was later involved in saving many Jews from being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. After World War II he was finally allowed to marry his love Emmi. In 2013 Helmy was the first Arab to be recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; his nephews were summoned by Yad Vashem to receive the honour on his behalf, but were reluctant to do so because of the Arab–Israeli conflict, though they eventually attended the ceremony at the German foreign ministry.

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