Holocaust Heroes and Rescuers
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In
my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer
By Opdyke,
Irene Gut
IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the
Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really.
But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it. "No matter how
many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its
impact is so powerful."--"School
Library Journal," Starred "A" Book Sense "Top Ten
Pick" "A" Publisher's Weekly "Choice of the Year's
Best Books" "A" Booklist "Editors Choice"
Courage
to Care: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust
by Rittner, Carol
Personal narratives and essays
that have been collected in an effort to preserve the memory of noble deeds,
to bear witness to the world that it was possible to help Jews in Nazi Germany
and occupied Europe during World War II.
The
Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe
by Oliner, Samuel P.
Why, during the Holocaust, did some ordinary people risk their lives
and the lives of their families to help others--even total strangers--while
others stood passively by? Samuel Oliner, a Holocaust survivor who
has interviewed more than 700 European rescuers and non-rescuers, provides
some surprising answers in this compelling work.
Things
We Couldn't Say
by Eman, Diet
The true story of Diet Eman, a young
Dutch woman who, with her fiancé,
Hein Siestma, risked everything to rescue imperiled Jews in Nazi-occupied
Holland during World War II.
A
Good Man in Evil Times: The Heroic Story of Aristides de Sousa
Mendes - The Man Who Saved the Lives of Countless Refugees in World
War II
by Fralon, Jose Alain
This account of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese
consul to France in the early years of World War II, tells his story of courage.
When visas to refugees to Portugal were denied, on the basis of race
and religion, Mendes personally signed many thousands of visas that
spared recipients, thousands of them Jews, a terrible fate in the Nazi
death camps.
A
Hero of our own
by Sheila Isenberg
The only American honored at Israel’s Holocaust
memorial, Yad Vashem, as one of the “Righteous Among the Nations.” Using
letters and records unavailable to anyone else, as well as interviews
with numerous survivors, Sheila Isenberg has given us an inspiring
story of how the brave and determined actions of one individual can
help change the world.
Rescue
as Resistance: How Jewish Organizations Fought the Holocaust in
France
by Lazare, Lucien
A survivor of the Holocaust and a distinguished scholar of
Jewish history, Lucien Lazare presents a compelling defense of the Jewish
resistance movement in France during World War II, arguing that rescue
was a genuine and significant way of fighting back.
Raoul
Wallenberg: Rescuing Thousands from the Nazis' Grasp
by McArthur, Debra
In the midst of the horrors of the Holocaust,
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg had one goal: to save a nation.
He was determined to rescue as many Hungarian Jews as possible from
the fate of the "Final
Solution," even at the risk of his own life. When the city of
Budapest was liberated, it was discovered that over one hundred thousand
Jews had been saved, most due to his efforts.
Holocaust
Heroes
by Fremon, David K.
Details the efforts of people who risked their own lives
to save thousands of Jews and others from Nazi persecution.
Stories
of Deliverance: Speaking with Men and Women Who Rescued Jews from
the Holocaust
By Halter, Marek
Written as a series of conversations
with the heroes and those they rescued, interspersed with the author's
own memories, "Stories
of Deliverance" offers glimpses of the hope and strength we find
even in the darkest of times of our history. Halter uses this collection
to convince us of two things: that there will always be good people
in the world who will give us hope and sustain us in times of oppression;
and to warn us that it is only with the memories of good deeds that
we will be able to adequately deal with evil.
Resisters
and Rescuers: Standing up Against the Holocaust
by Altman, Linda Jacobs
In Resisters and Rescuers -- Standing Up Against
the Holocaust, author Linda Jacobs Altman examines the efforts of resistance,
revolt, and rescue during World War II. This fascinating addition to
The Holocaust in History series teaches readers that rescuers achieved
much more than those who stood by and did nothing to stop Adolf Hitler
and his evil empire. Stories of rescuers offer one of the few bright
spots in the long and terrible history of the Holocaust.
Holocaust
Rescuers: Ten Stories of Courage
by Lyman, Darryl
Discusses the efforts of ten individuals who did what they could
to save Jews from the Nazis, including Anna Borkowska, Varian Fry,
Irene Gut Opdyke, Mustafa Hardaga, Jorgen Kieler, Oskar Schindler,
Andrew Sheptitsky, Sempo Sugihara, Marion van Binsbergen Pritchard,
and Raoul Wallenberg.
Conscience
and Courage: The Rescuers of the Jews during the Holocaust
by Fogelman, Eva
In this brilliantly researched and insightful book, psychologist
Eva Fogelman presents compelling stories of rescuers of Jews during
the Holocaust--and offers a revealing analysis of their motivations.
Based on her extensive experience as a therapist treating Jewish
survivors of the Holocaust and those who helped them, Fogelman
delves into the psychology of altruism, illuminating why these rescuers
chose to act while others simply stood by.
Faces
of Courage: Young Heroes of World War II
by Rogow, Sally
Faces of Courage is an inspiring compilation of twelve stories
of courageous teenagers from all across Europe who resisted the Nazis.
There is Kirsten, a Danish girl who helped save a group of Jewish children
from the Nazis. Jacob, a Pole, survived the Holocaust by concealing
his Jewish identity and working in a German armament factory. Jacques
Lusseyran, a blind French boy, organized a student resistance group
called the Volunteers of Liberty. The Edelweiss Pirates were a group
of German teenagers who opposed The Hitler Youth and aided homeless
runaways from reform schools and labor camps.
Letters
and Dispatches 1924-1944
by Wallenberg, Raoul
On January 17, 1945, Raoul Wallenberg, one of the great
heroes of WWII, disappeared. Six months before, he had, at Sweden's behest, helped
save over 100,000 Hungarian Jews from slaughter by the Nazis. This
revealing record brings together all that exists of the written record
of Wallenberg's life. It consists of correspondence between the young,
fatherless Raoul and his mother and grandparents; his 1944 dispatches
from Budapest, where he was assigned to oversee a rescue operation;
and his final letters to his mother before his disappearance. First
published in 1987 in Sweden. No index. Annotation copyright by Book
News, Inc., Portland, OR
Oskar
Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities and
the True Story Behind the List
by Crowe, David M.
Crowe (Slavic, Eurasian and East European
studies, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) acknowledges, but also
moves beyond, the mythology that surrounds the figure of Oskar Schindler.
Crowe examines every phase of Schindler's life and presents a savior;
an opportunist and a spy who helped Nazi Germany conquer Poland.
The true story of the famous "Schindler's List" is one
of the most intriguing aspects of Crowe's portrait. Annotation ©2004
Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)