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Yad Vashem Honors Dutch Rescuer Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra 83 Years Later

8/13/2026

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Yad Vashem named Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra, a Dutch rescuer, Righteous Among the Nations 83 years after she saved a Jewish infant, prompting Ephraim Kochba to call the honor a moving gift.
Meents-Lenstra kept a diary of Kochba’s early life, with his first smile, photos and a lock of hair, later translated into Hebrew.
Yad Vashem has recognized over 28,700 rescuers, with the Netherlands accounting for 6,137 Righteous, second to Poland’s 7,318.

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Yad Vashem named Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra, a Dutch rescuer, Righteous Among the Nations 83 years after she saved a Jewish infant, prompting Ephraim Kochba to call the honor a moving gift.
Meents-Lenstra kept a diary of Kochba’s early life, with his first smile, photos and a lock of hair, later translated into Hebrew.
Yad Vashem has recognized over 28,700 rescuers, with the Netherlands accounting for 6,137 Righteous, second to Poland’s 7,318.