Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust
by Milton Meltzer
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A recounting drawn from historic source material of the many individual acts of heroism performed by righteous gentiles who sought to thwart the extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust.Tags
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Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust is an interesting look at how some Gentiles went against the reign of Hitler and saved the lives of thousands of Jews during the Nazi takeover of Europe during World War II. This book is broken into chapters which detail the stories of different Gentiles and how they made an impact in saving Jewish lives; the book includes stories of individuals who made a difference, communities, and even entire countries that took a stance against Hitler's extremist and anti-Semitic practices. I found this book interesting, but felt that it jumped around a bit from topic to topic; within certain chapters the author would introduce people, and then not always finish their story or why they show more were important. However, I do think this book provides a good look at how some individuals did try to make a difference in the horiffic events that were occurring throughout Europe at the time. This book would be a good addition for students to read who are particularly interested in the Holocaust, or if students are studying the relationships between Jews and Gentiles. I would recommend this book to student in 6-12 grade. show less
Detailing an often neglected side of the Holocaust, this study examines the courage and human decency of ordinary people who risked their lives to rescue Jews from Nazi extermination.
NO OF PAGES: 168 SUB CAT I: Holocaust SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Stories of non-Jews who had the courage to resist the inhumane orders of the Nazi regime. Their stories are thrilling, terrifying, and most of all, inspiring.NOTES: SUBTITLE: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust
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Historian Milton Meltzer was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1915. He attended Columbia University, but had to leave during his senior year because of the Great Depression. He got a job writing for the WPA Federal Theater Project. During World War II, he served as an air traffic controller in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he worked as a show more writer for CBS radio and in public relations for Pfizer. In 1956, he published his first book A Pictorial History of the Negro American, which was co-written by Langston Hughes. They also collaborated on Langston Hughes: A Biography, which was published in 1968 and received the Carter G. Woodson award. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 110 books for young people including Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? about the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression; Never to Forget about the Holocaust; and There Comes a Time about the Civil Rights movement. He also addressed such topics as crime, ancient Egypt, the immigrant experience, labor movements, photography, piracy, poverty, racism, and slavery. He wrote numerous biographies including ones on Mary McLeod Bethune, Lydia Maria Child, Dorothea Lange, Margaret Sanger, and Henry David Thoreau. He received the 2000 Regina Medal and the 2001 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his body of work and his lasting contribution to children's literature. He died of esophageal cancer on September 19, 2009 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- LJCRS Book Fair Selection 5755
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