British Jew David Littman, who passed away recently, had been a Mossad agent, human rights activist and a historian. His biggest achievement was rescuing 530 Moroccan Jewish children and bringing them to Israel in 1961. In 2009 Israeli President Shimon Peres presented him with the “Hero of Silence” citation.
http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/52539/sec_id/52539