Martha Sharp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martha Sharp

American Righteous Among the Nations

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1999

Profession: social worker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Martha Ingham Dickie Sharp Cogan (April 25, 1905 – December 6, 1999) was an American Unitarian who was involved in humanitarian and social justice work with her first husband, a Unitarian minister, Waitstill Sharp, and others of her denomination, and so helped hundreds of Jews to escape Nazi persecution, through relocation and other efforts.
On September 2005, Martha and Waitstill Sharp were named by the Yad Vashem organization as "Righteous Among the Nations", the second and third of five Americans to receive this honor.
The subsequent ceremony involved the presentation of a medal and certificate of honor to the Sharps' daughter, Martha Sharp Joukowsky, amidst a large audience that included one of the children that her parents had helped get out of France, Eva Esther Feigl.