Obama Honors 4 Who Protected Jews During Holocaust

U.S. President Barack Obama has posthumously honored four people who risked their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The ceremony, which took place for the first time in the U.S., was held Wednesday -- International Holocaust Remembrance Day -- commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland. Israel confers Righteous Among the Nations medals to non-Jews who helped Jews during the Holocaust. Ceremony Obama joined Jewish leaders and...

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