The Righteous Among the Gentiles: Twelve Jesuit Priests

by the Rev. Vincent A. Lapomarda, S.J.

These Jesuit priests have been formally recognized by Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs'
and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, in Jerusalem, for risking their lives to save Jews during World War II. For additional information, please visit Catholics and the Holocaust, a website by the Rev. Vincent Lapomarda, S.J.


Roger Braun (1910-1981) - France

Pierre Chaillet (1900-1972) - France

Jean-Baptist De Coster (1896-1968) -- Belgium

Jean Fleury (1905-1982) - France

Emile Gessler (1891-1958) -- Belgium

John B. Janssens (1889-1964) - Belgium

Alphonse Lambrette (1884-1970) -- Belgium

Emile Planckaert (b. 1906) - France

Jacob Raile (1894-1949) - Hungary

Henri Revol (1904-1992) - France

Adam Sztark (1907-1942) - Poland

Henri Van Oostayen (1906 -1945) - Belgium