Seventy-five-year-old Florence Pauli had already come to terms that her family wound never be given the title of Righteous Among the Nations, although they saved Jews during the Holocaust from certain death, endangering their own lives.

Fast forward to 2022, and their courageous act has been recognized by the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center this week and the family awarded certificates of honor by Israel's ambassador to Italy Dror Eydar.