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Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust
Harper
March 2007
On Sale: February 27, 2007
608 pages
ISBN: 0061151122
EAN: 9780061151125
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
In the darkest days of World War II, the Nazi German regime
reigned supreme over virtually all of Europe. Within these
occupied lands, Jews were being rounded up and sent off to
extermination camps for execution. Helping them escape was
punishable by death. In this dark and seemingly hopeless situation, hundreds of
ordinary people risked all to shelter and smuggle Jews to
safety. These were generally not organized efforts, simply
moral people who reacted in horror to the fate of innocent
neighbors and took action. Thousands of Jews were rescued in
this way. In 1953, the state of Israel established Yad Vashem, the
Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in
Jerusalem to commemorate and perpetuate the memory of the
heroes and martyrs of the Holocaust. An independent
committee reviews and awards the honor of The Righteous
Among the Nations to those documented cases of rescue. Over
20,000 people, from all nationalities and religious groups,
have received this prestigious awards. This work selects approximately 200 biographies from among
the Righteous, and describes the circumstances of the
rescue. Each entry includes description of the contact; the
aid extended; dangers and risk faced by the rescuer;
motivation (eg, friendship, altruism, religious belief); and
evidence from the rescued. These little–known stories offer
a picture of the best of humanity in the worst of times.
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