Righteous gentile
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Righteous gentile may refer to:
- Ger toshavGer toshavGer toshav , is a term used in Judaism to refer to a gentile who is a "resident alien", that is, one who lives in a Jewish state and has certain protections under Jewish law, and is considered a righteous gentile .-Definition:...
, "stranger-foreigner", Aramaic and Hebrew term for a resident alien in a Jewish state. - Righteous among the NationsRighteous Among the NationsRighteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis....
, an honorific bestowed by the State of Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis