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TWO FRENCH ARMENIANS NAMED RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 29, 2011 - 13:34 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Georges Dilsizian and his son, Andre Gustave
Dilsizian have been distinguished as Righteous among the Nations,
bringing the total number of recognized Armenian Rescuers of victims
of the Shoah (Holocaust) up to 21. The official ceremony took place
on December 28, 2011, at the Yad Vashem Museum, in Jerusalem, the
International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation said.
Georges Dilsizian fled to France in the end of the 19th century,
following the persecution of Armenians in Turkey. His son, Andre
Gustave, born in France, married Lea, a Jewish woman, whose family
moved to France from Turkey. During the German occupation of France,
the Dilsizian's (father and son) actively gave shelter to Lea's
relatives.
According to the IRWF's Special Research Committee on Armenian
Rescuers, "the actual number of Armenians who were involved in
life-saving actions during the Holocaust, is impressive, well beyond
the 21 Armenians who have been officially recognized.....Further
research will certainly unveil unknown stories of heroism".
Georges Dilsizian passed away in 1946. His son Andre Gustav died
in 1971.
Even the current number of Armenian rescuers is high in relation to
the size of its population. Turkey, for instance, with a population
of 75 million, has only one recognized rescuer.
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 29, 2011 - 13:34 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Georges Dilsizian and his son, Andre Gustave
Dilsizian have been distinguished as Righteous among the Nations,
bringing the total number of recognized Armenian Rescuers of victims
of the Shoah (Holocaust) up to 21. The official ceremony took place
on December 28, 2011, at the Yad Vashem Museum, in Jerusalem, the
International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation said.
Georges Dilsizian fled to France in the end of the 19th century,
following the persecution of Armenians in Turkey. His son, Andre
Gustave, born in France, married Lea, a Jewish woman, whose family
moved to France from Turkey. During the German occupation of France,
the Dilsizian's (father and son) actively gave shelter to Lea's
relatives.
According to the IRWF's Special Research Committee on Armenian
Rescuers, "the actual number of Armenians who were involved in
life-saving actions during the Holocaust, is impressive, well beyond
the 21 Armenians who have been officially recognized.....Further
research will certainly unveil unknown stories of heroism".
Georges Dilsizian passed away in 1946. His son Andre Gustav died
in 1971.
Even the current number of Armenian rescuers is high in relation to
the size of its population. Turkey, for instance, with a population
of 75 million, has only one recognized rescuer.