Zorach Warhaftig

Zorach[1] or Zorah Wahrhaftig (Yiddish: זורח ורהפטיג‎), also known as Zerach Warhaftig (Hebrew: זרח ורהפטיג‎; 2 February 1906 – 26 September 2002), was an Israeli rabbi, lawyer, and politician.

At the start of World War II, Nathan Gutwirth and Rabbi Warhaftig were among those who convinced the Japanese Vice-Consul in Kaunas, Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara, to issue transit visas for the entire Mir Yeshiva.

It was de Decker who altered the official "visa" wording for a few Jews, omitting in the text the need for the Curaçao governor approving entry.

[7] He described the trip as "a summer vacation and with the war seeming to be so far away" although, he said, "I didn't have a peaceful mind because of the strong responsibility I had to help the Jewish refugees with the troubles they faced.

Although it won only two seats, it was included in David Ben-Gurion's coalition, and Warhaftig was appointed Deputy Minister of Religions in the fourth government.

Warhaftig in 1973