Hind al-Husseini ( ) ( April 25 , 1916 in Jerusalem &ndash; September 13 , 1994 in Jerusalem ) was a Palestinian woman notable for rescuing 55 orphaned survivors of the Deir Yassin massacre , after they were dropped off in Jerusalem and left to fend for themselves . She later converted her grandfather , Salim al-Husayni 's mansion into an orphanage to house them , which became a school providing education to orphans and other children from Palestinian towns and villages
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre
Hind al-Husseini