Martha and Waitstill Sharp’s humanitarian work in Europe during World War II has been recognized by international institutions and government officials in Czechoslovakia, Israel, and the United States.
Exhibited items :
Yad Vashem Righteous Among the Nations certificate and medal
Bestowed upon Martha and Waitstill Sharp (posthumously), 13 June 2006.
Recognition given to non-Jews who took great risks to save Jews from Nazi extermination by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Only three other Americans, including Varian Fry, have received this honor.
Martha and Waitstill Sharp Collection
Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion, IV Class medal
Presented to Waitstill and Martha Sharp, 5 December 1946.
Decoration awarded to foreign civilians for aid liberating Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
Gift of Martha Sharp Joukowsky
Medal of Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Presented to Martha and Waitstill Sharp on behalf of the American Relief for Czechoslovakia, Inc., 2 May 1946.
Recognition given by the Lord Mayor of Plzeň in gratitude for providing aid to 2,000 children in Plzeň.
Gift of Martha Sharp Joukowsky
Grand Medal of Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Presented to Martha and Waitstill Sharp on behalf of the American Relief for Czechoslovakia, Inc., November 1946.
Recognition given by the Rector of the University on the motion of Dr. Josef Cancik, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, in gratitude for providing aid to children throughout Czechoslovakia.
Gift of Martha Sharp Joukowsky
Distinguished Public Service Medal of Boston University
Presented to Waitstill Sharp, 5 June 1948.
Recognition given by University President Daniel L. Marsh to an alumnus reflecting credit upon his Alma Mater.
Gift of Martha Sharp Joukowsky