Editing Jesuits (section)

===Rescue efforts during the Holocaust===
{{Further|Rescue of Jews by Catholics during the Holocaust}}
In his history of the heroes of the Holocaust, the Jewish historian [[Martin Gilbert]] notes that in every country under German occupation, priests played a major part in rescuing Jews, and that the Jesuits were one of the Catholic Orders that hid Jewish children in monasteries and schools to protect them from the Nazis.<ref>Martin Gilbert. ''The Righteous – The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust''; Doubleday; 2002; {{ISBN|0-385-60100-X}}; p. 299</ref><ref>Martin Gilbert; ''The Righteous: the Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust''; Holt Paperback; New York; 2004; Preface</ref>

Fourteen Jesuit priests have been formally recognized by [[Yad Vashem]], the [[Holocaust]] Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust of World War II: Roger Braun (1910–1981) of France,<ref>[http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/righteousName.html?language=en&itemId=4042776 Braun Roger (1910–1981)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204170420/https://righteous.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=en&itemId=4042776 |date=4 December 2022 }}, Yad Vashem</ref> [[Pierre Chaillet]] (1900–1972) of France,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaillet Pierre |work=The Righteous Among the Nations Database |url=https://righteous.yadvashem.org/ |access-date=16 January 2023 |publisher=Yad Vashem |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517215831/https://righteous.yadvashem.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jean-Baptist De Coster (Jesuit)|Jean-Baptist De Coster]] (1896–1968) of Belgium,<ref>[http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4042720 De Coster, Father Jean-Baptiste] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531083547/https://righteous.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=en&itemId=4042720 |date=31 May 2020 }}, Yad Vashem</ref> Jean Fleury (1905–1982) of France,<ref>[http://db. yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4042826 Fleury Jean (1905–1982)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208203654/http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4042826 |date=8 December 2015 }}, Yad Vashem</ref> Emile Gessler (1891–1958) of Belgium, [[Jean-Baptiste Janssens]] (1889–1964) of Belgium, Alphonse Lambrette (1884–1970) of Belgium, Emile Planckaert (1906–2006) of France, Jacob Raile (1894–1949) of Hungary, Henri Revol (1904–1992) of France, Adam Sztark (1907–1942) of Poland, Henri Van Oostayen (1906–1945) of Belgium, Ioannes Marangas (1901–1989) of Greece, and Raffaele de Chantuz Cubbe (1904–1983) of Italy.<ref>Vincent A. Lapomarda, ''The Jesuits and the Third Reich'' ([[Lewiston, New York]]: [[Edwin Mellen Press]], 1989).</ref>

Several other Jesuits are known to have rescued or given refuge to Jews during that period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holycross.edu/departments/library/website/hiatt/righteous.htm |title=Hiatt Holocaust Collection |publisher=Holycross. edu |access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010951/http://www.holycross.edu/departments/library/website/hiatt/righteous.htm |archive-date=28 May 2010 }}</ref> A plaque commemorating the 152 Jesuit priests who gave their lives during the Holocaust was installed in April 2007 at the Jesuits' [[Rockhurst University]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States.