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Forging Freedom: A True Story of Heroism During the Holocaust
Jaap Penraat spent the Friday evenings of his youth as a "shabbas goi", running up and down the stairs of his Amsterdam apartment building turning the lights on for his Jewish neighbors (when observance of the Sabbath prohibited them from doing so). On his rounds he heard talk of the rise of the Nazis in Germany and the threat to Jews and other minorities, but th...more
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published
October 9th 2000
by Putnam Publishing Group
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The reader sees Jaap Penraat grow up in pre-war Holland and witnesses the Nazi invasion of his country. Never liking the invaders, Jaap had become an expert forger so Jews could have non-discriminating papers. Wanting to do more, he forges enough papers to apply as a construction foreman who is overseeing an Nazi project in France. He then disguises Jewish people as his workers to his phony job site in France where they can then go on to Spain and from there go to other countries. Jaap and h...more
This is a chapter book that would be appropriate for grades 4-8. Jaap Penraat can't understand the Germans' hatred of his Jewish neighbors in his hometown of Amsterdam. As the restrictions multiply and the violence escalates, Jaap knows he must take action to help his friends. He begins by using his father's printing press to forge identification cards and papers for Jewish neighbors and refugees, but as the Nazi grasp tightens, he is forced to take a more drastic path--leading twenty Jews on th...more
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A wonderful true story of courage, heroism, and care for fellow man. While millions died during the Holocaust there were many that risked their lives to save hundreds. This is the true story of a Dutch man and his friends efforts to save hundreds of Jewish refugees escape the Nazis.
Well written story about one man's exceptionlly brave effort to save jews during the holocaust.
"Forging Freedom" is a book about a brave man who wants to help save the Jews from Hitler. I would recomend this book to any one who likes a suspence story. I liked it because it takes place in World War II. This book has 41 pages.
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