The four levels of Kedoshim
1) A Yid who was killed by a Goy even if it was not an antisemitic act (robbery), is a 拽讚讜砖.
See Shu"t Chasam Sofer* (Y.D. 333) based on Sanhedrin 47a 讜讻讬讜谉 讚讗讬拽讟讜诇 拽专讬 诇讛讜 注讘讚讬讱 - & Rashi (Tehillim 79:2) 讘砖专 讞住讬讚讬讱 - 诪砖拽讘诇讜 驻讜专注谞讜转诐 讛专讬 讛诐 讞住讬讚讬诐
A Yid whose life was cut short by a Goy killing him acquires his 讻驻专讛
2) A Yid who was killed by an anti-Semite because he is Jewish. (Pittsburgh etc.)
See Shu"t Mahril 99, who refers to them as 拽讚讜砖讬 注诇讬讜谉 and says on them "讗讬谉 讻诇 讘专讬讛 讬讻讜诇讛 诇注诪讜讚 讘诪讞讬爪转谉
3a) A Yid who was forced by a Goy to be 注讜讘专 one of the 讙' 注讘讬专讜转 (or any Mitzvah if there is a Gezeira to be 注讜讘专) and was killed for refusing to be 注讜讘专, is a 拽讚讜砖.
3b) If this was done in front of 10 Yidden He is a 诪拽讚砖 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 讘专讘讬诐
(Rambam 讬住讜讚讬 讛转讜专讛 驻专拽 讛.)
4) A Yid & perhaps even a Goy* or a Zionist*** non-frum soldier who sacrificed his life to save other Yidden. He is the ultimate 拽讚讜砖 on whom Chazal (Bava Basra 10b) say 讗讬谉 讻诇 讘专讬讛 讬讻讜诇讛 诇注诪讜讚 讘诪讞讬爪转谉.
*The Chasam Sofer had a son who was killed by a Goy
**Papus & Lulinus
*** The newer Artscroll Siddurim/Machzorim has a Yizkor prayer for them
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