Since 1962, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority conferred the title "Righteous Among the Nations" on non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews.
A special committee is impaneled to study the evidence gathered from survivors and documents in order to establish the authenticity of each rescue story.
In addition to examining its own records, ADL consults with Yad Vashem before conferring the Courage to Care award.
The award plaque features miniature bas-reliefs depicting the backdrop for the rescuers’ exceptional deeds during the Nazi persecution, deportation and murder of millions of Jews.
[1] Miep Gies and her husband Jan received the first Courage to Care award on Thursday, April 23, 1987.