the State of Israel to denote non-Jews who risked their lives to protect and shelter Jewish people during the Holocaust. Zahava's husband Robert died in 1988. Zahava died from cancer on September 28, 2001. References External links Nowy Korczyn website, focusing on history of the Jewish Community before the Second World War Satellite photo of Nowy Korczyn from Google Maps 1932 births 2001 deaths Holocaust survivors Philanthropists from New York (state) American women philanthropists Jewish American philanthropists American political activists Deaths from cancer in New York (state) New York (state) Democrats People from Westchester County, New York People from Busko County Haganah members Polish emigrants to Israel 20th-century Polish Jews Israeli emigrants to the United States 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American Jews Social leaders 20th-century women philanthropists