The citizens of Poland have the world's highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem of Jerusalem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. As of 1 January 2019[update], there are 6,992 Polish men and women recognized as Righteous Among the Nations,[1] over a quarter the of 27,362 recognized by Yad Vashem in total.[2]