German Rescuers of Jews Individuals Versus the Nazi System |
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| Author:
| Paldiel, Mordecai |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5412-5117-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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Other than the celebrated story of Oskar Schindler, there were other Germans who helped Jews survive the Nazi-orchestrated Holocaust, and close to 600 of them have been honored as Righteous Among the Nations by the Jerusalem Yad Vashem Holocaust Institute. This book details the rescue deeds of a large select group of German rescuers, either inside Germany or in other countries under German occupation. The author was the director for 24 years of a special department at Yad Vashem that...
More DescriptionOther than the celebrated story of Oskar Schindler, there were other Germans who helped Jews survive the Nazi-orchestrated Holocaust, and close to 600 of them have been honored as Righteous Among the Nations by the Jerusalem Yad Vashem Holocaust Institute. This book details the rescue deeds of a large select group of German rescuers, either inside Germany or in other countries under German occupation. The author was the director for 24 years of a special department at Yad Vashem that dealt with honoring non-Jewish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust.