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Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust

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By Milton Meltzer
Publisher HaperCollins Publishers
Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust
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Between the years 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler organized the Murder of six million Jews while the world looked on silently. But not all people stood back in fear. In every Nazioccupied Country, at every level of society, there were nonJews who had the courage to resist. From the king of Denmark, refusing to force Jewish Danes to wear yellow stars, to the Dutch student, registering Jewish babies as Gentiles and hiding children in her home, a small number of people had the strength to reject the inhumanity they were ordered to support. Here are their stories thrilling, terrifying, and most of all, inspiring. For in the horror that was the Holocaust, some human decency could still shine through. There are no Rambostyle heroics here, just short accounts of quiet bravery. It is an inspiring testimonial. The San Francisco ExaminerChronicle A companion to Never to Forget, this is the story of those gentiles who sought to rescue their Jewish neighbors from annihilation during World War II. Succeeding chapters describe the efforts of Germans, Poles, Danes, and others to save Jewish friends and strangers from the Nazis. A story that needs telling. SLJ. Notable Childrens Books of 1988 (ALA) 1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) Best Books of 1988 (SLJ) Best of the 80s (BL) 1988 Childrens Editors Choices (BL) Young Adult Choices for 1988 (IRA) 1989 Teachers Choices (IRA) 1989 Jane Addams Childrens Book Award Honor Book Childrens Books of 1988 (Library of Congress) 1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) 100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1988 (NY Public Library)

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38969 words38,969 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 1020LLexile 1020L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8

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