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NEWS
Salvadoran Government Awarded Certificate for Saving Jews
During Holocaust
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni awarded a certificate of
appreciation to her counterpart in El Salvador, Marisol
Argueta de Barrillas, for her country's actions to save
Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
The certificate reads, "The Government of Israel and the
Jewish people sincerely thank the Government of El Salvador
for its contribution toward saving Jews persecuted in Europe
during World War II by granting Salvadoran citizenship
through the Salvadoran consulate in Geneva, headed by Consul
General Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos."
During the war Castellanos authorized a consulate official to
issue thousands of "citizen certificates" to Jews, mostly
from Hungary.
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