| Description |
xiii, 236 p. : maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The stories -- Zygie Allweiss -- Irene Bau -- Sheila Bernard -- Maria Devinki -- Aaron Elster and Irene Budkowski -- Roman Frayman -- Rose Gelbart -- Felicia Graber -- Feliks Karpman -- Jerry Koenig -- Andre Nowacki -- Anna Schiff -- Barbara Turkeltaub -- Father Romuald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel -- Felix Zandman -- Four rescuers -- After the war -- A brief chronology of events related to rescuing Jews in Poland -- Yad Vashem -- The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous. |
| Summary |
"Tammeus and Cukierkorn interview Jewish survivors and their non-Jewish rescuers, capturing for future generations stories of how, through courage and ingenuity, a few Jews in Poland escaped the Holocaust, and revealing how individuals can preserve civility and compassion even in the face of overwhelming evil"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Jews -- Poland -- Biography.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives.
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland.
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Holocaust survivors -- Poland -- Biography.
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Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Biography.
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Poland -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Cukierkorn, Jacques.
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| ISBN |
9780826218605 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0826218601 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780826218766 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0826218768 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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