The factors that led some non-Jewish people to work against the Nazi Holocaust in German-occupied Europe were their beliefs/convictions, personal characteristics and simply for reason of humanity. Righteous Among the Nations is an honorific that describe non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. This is because, resisting the Nazi movement during World War 2 was deemed as a capital offense; accordingly, people who helped Jews would have been incarcerated in camps and executed. However, Père Jacques, a French Roman Catholic priest, is an example of someone who audaciously went against the Nazi ideology, following his beliefs. When asked why he had disobeyed the laws against sheltering Jews, Jacques said, "I know of only
