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| − | '''Muhammad V''', who was the king of [[Morocco]] during [[World War II]], refused to hand over his country's nearly 250,000 [[Jews]] to the [[Vichy]] government. He thus saved them from the [[Nazi]] [[extermination camp]]s; see [[Holocaust | + | '''Muhammad V''', who was the king of [[Morocco]] during [[World War II]], refused to hand over his country's nearly 250,000 [[Jews]] to the [[Vichy]] government. He thus saved them from the [[Nazi]] [[concentration camp|extermination camp]]s; see [[Holocaust]] |
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*[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3427804,00.html Moroccan king nominated for Righteous Among Nations title] | *[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3427804,00.html Moroccan king nominated for Righteous Among Nations title] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, January 16, 2008
Muhammad V, who was the king of Morocco during World War II, refused to hand over his country's nearly 250,000 Jews to the Vichy government. He thus saved them from the Nazi extermination camps; see Holocaust