Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:57:20 +0200Czechoslovak diplomat recognised as “Righteous among the Nations”https://english.radio.cz/czechoslovak-diplomat-recognised-righteous-among-nations-8208658© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalFormer Czechoslovak diplomat Vladimír Vochoč, who helped hundreds of Jews escape from Vichy, France during the Holocaust, has been recognised as “Righteous among the Nations”, the highest Israeli tribute to non-Jews who saved the lives of Jews during the Second World War. Mr Vochoč is the 116th Czech to receive the tribute, sponsored by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/vochoc1.jpg?timestamp=1683285040 Czechoslovak diplomat recognised as “Righteous among the Nations” https://english.radio.cz/czechoslovak-diplomat-recognised-righteous-among-nations-8208658 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9