obituaries Obituaries from page 93 Holocaust Hero ADL honors Chinese diplomat who helped thousands of Austrian Jews escape. Ynet News T he Anti-Defamation League has posthumously honored Dr. Feng Shan Ho, a Chinese diplomat who issued thousands of visas to Jewish refu- gees during World War II. The ADL Jan Karski Courage to Care Award, established in 1987 to honor res- cuers of Jews during the Holocaust era, was presented posthumously to Dr. Ho on Nov. 15 at the league's annual meeting in Chicago where more than 500 gathered. The award was accepted by his daughter, Manli Ho, who conducted research and documentation for 15 years on her father's story. "Ho was among the first of a small number of diplomatic rescuers who took extraordinary measures and personal risk to do the right thing:' said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director. "During one of the darkest times in world history, this man stood up against a powerful evil, jeopardizing his own career, without recognition or compensa- demerit for his dis- tion. obedience. The Nazis "Led by his moral com- also confiscated the pass, Dr. Ho saved thou- consulate building on sands of mothers, fathers the pretext that it was and children, grandpar- "Jewish-owned." ents, aunts and uncles. Chinese nationalists His extraordinary actions in Taiwan launched were not known until a political offensive after his death, thanks to to discredit Dr. Ho research by his daughter, and he was eventually Manli Ho." impeached and denied Dr. Ho served as the a pension for his 40 Chinese Consul General years of diplomatic ser- in Vienna from 1938- vice. Despite repeated 1940. Despite being appeals by his family, ordered to desist by his his name has still not Dr. Feng Shan Ho supervisors, he remained been cleared by Taiwan steadfast in his principles and continued authorities. his extraordinary humanitarian efforts by In July 2000, the State of Israel bestowed facilitating the safe departure of thousands the title of Righteous Among the Nations of Jews in 1938 and 1939 by issuing visas "for his humanitarian courage" in the res- to the Chinese port city of Shanghai. cue of Austria's Jews. After a year of issuing visas, the Chinese "He stood by his convictions and government punished Dr. Ho with a refused to renounce his principles for the sake of political expediency or even personal safety, and he bore the conse- quences without complaint:' Manli Ho said in accepting the award on behalf of her father. "Among his most valuable traits was his capacity for love and for compassion, but my father believed that these gifts were not bestowed upon him solely for his personal benefit, but for that of his fellow man The ADL Courage to Care Award was renamed in 2011 in honor of one of its first recipients, Jan Karski, a Polish diplo- mat and righteous gentile who provided the West with one of the first eyewitness accounts of Hitler's Final Solution. The ADL Jan Karski Courage to Care Award is a plaque with bas-reliefs that was designed by noted sculptor Arbit Blatas and depicts the horrifying context — the Nazis' persecution, deportation and mur- der of millions of Jews — that served as a backdrop for the rescuers' exceptional deeds. ❑ FUNERAL INFORMATION ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR TABLET 11:14 PM .:L__ Verizon A Ira Kaufman Chapel 1111 Once a funeral is planned, family and friends often need information quickly and easily. That is why we now have a fast mobile website version just a click away on your phone, wherever you are. No P. Just visit www.irakaufman.com/mobile onyour phone or tablet's browser. Easy, Simple and Fast: The Latest Technology A Click Away www.irakaufman.com/ ops THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community Last 30 Days Benjamin Goodman IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Sunday, December 8, 2012, 11:00 AM Harold Cohen IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Sunday, December 8,2012,1:00 PM Betty Schwartz IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Monday, December 9, 2012, 2:00 PM THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community 18325 W. 9 Mile Rd Southfield, MI 48075 • 248.569.0020 • IraKaufman.com 94 -,-, cember 6 • 2012 Obituaries Contact