The Courage to Care. Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.
Rittner, Carol Ann; Myers, Sondra
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 photographs, 15 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 5817 x 10. Weight in Grams: 405.
The extraordinary story of a few non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue and protect Jews from Nazi persecution in Europe during World War II is told in The Courage to Care. It features the first person accounts of rescuers and of survivors whose stories address the basic issue of individual responsibility: the notion that one person can actand that those actions can make a difference. These rescuers are true heroes, but modest ones. They did a thousand ordinary thingsopening doors, hiding and feeding strangers, keeping secretsin an extraordinary time. For this, they are known as "Righteous Among the Nations ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814774069
SKU
V9780814774069
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99-15
About Rittner, Carol Ann; Myers, Sondra
Dr. Carol Rittner, a sister of mercy, is Director of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. She is also the editor, with Sondra Myers, of The Courage to Care: The Rescue of Jews During the Holocaust, published by New York University Press, and co-producer of and award winning documentary by the same name. Sondra Myers is a national leader in the arts, ... Read more
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