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Rescuers: Portraits in Moral Courage in the Holocaust
Who are the rescuers, the men and women whose gripping personal narratives make up the core of this remarkable book? Why did they risk everything - their livelihoods, their homes, their lives, and even those of their families - to save Jews marked for death during the Holocaust? Are they ordinary people, as they themselves claim, or truly heroic? Malka Drucker and Gay Bloc...more
Paperback, 255 pages
Published
March 1st 1992
by Holmes & Meier Publishers
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Worth reading simply for the reflections that the Rescuers have about countries after WW II.
Some of the stories are heart breaking, all up lifting. I don't think I could be as brave as these people.
The narratives are at times honest (in particular the Countess), sometimes quiet.
Some of the stories are heart breaking, all up lifting. I don't think I could be as brave as these people.
The narratives are at times honest (in particular the Countess), sometimes quiet.
The overwhelming theme in this book is not, "I set out to do the right thing." but rather, "A time of choice came, and I chose to do the thing that I knew was right." I believe that this is the core of being a good person. I believe that most of us given a choice at any moment in time, will choose to do the moral thing. Most of these people seem bewildered to be recognized for their actions, since they believe they had no other or easier choice.
This book is a must read for Holocaust enthusiasts (that sounds wrong). I really enjoy how real the people in this book are. Most of them don't really consider themselves heroes. Some believe that they should have received more recognition than they got, and some are racists against the jews even though they saved them. You got it all! I had tears in my eyes while reading some of the stories. (Read the one about the girl getting hit by the train). This book really gets you thinking about what yo...more
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