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Google Doodle has decided to honour Dr Mohammed Helmy on his 122nd birthday. Dr Helmy was among the 25,000 honoured by the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre,

The Google Doodle, made by Israeli artist Noa Snir, depicts Dr. Mohammed Helmy, the first Arab to be recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

Egyptian-born Dr. Mohamed Helmy is the only Arab to be honored by Yad Vashem as a righteous among the nations – yet the author of a new biography says his actions were not unique

'Anna and Dr. Helmy' by Ronen Steinke tells the true story of an Arab physician who resisted German overtures and helped a girl survive the Holocaust by parading her in plain sight

This meticulous account of the Arab doctor who sheltered a Jewish girl in 1930s Berlin is a remarkable story of subterfuge and courage