{"product_id":"saving-ones-own-jewish-rescuers-during-the-holocaust-9780827612617","title":"Saving One's Own: Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable, historically significant book, Mordecai Paldiel recounts in vivid detail the many ways in which, at great risk to their own lives, Jews rescued other Jews during the Holocaust. In so doing he puts to rest the widely held belief that all Jews in Nazi-dominated Europe wore blinders and allowed themselves to be led like \"lambs to the slaughter.\" Paldiel documents how brave Jewish men and women saved thousands of their fellow Jews through efforts unprecedented in Jewish history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Encyclopedic in scope and organized by country, \u003cem\u003eSaving One's Own\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of hundreds of Jewish activists who created rescue networks, escape routes, safe havens, and partisan fighting groups to save beleaguered Jewish men, women, and children from the Nazis. The rescuers' dramatic stories are often shared in their own words, and Paldiel provides extensive historical background and documentation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The untold story of these Jewish heroes, who displayed inventiveness and courage in outwitting the enemy--and in saving literally thousands of Jews--is finally revealed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMordecai Paldiel \u003c\/strong\u003eis a professor of history at Yeshiva University-Stern College and Touro College and is a consultant to the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. He is the former longtime director of the Righteous among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem and was himself rescued from the Holocaust by a \"Righteous Gentile.\" Paldiel is the author of eight books, including \u003cem\u003eSheltering the Jews: Stories of Holocaust Rescuers \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women Who Defied the \"Final Solution\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mordecai Paldiel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780827612617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMordecai Paldiel \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of history at Yeshiva University-Stern College and Touro College and is a consultant to the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. He is the former longtime director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem and was himself rescued from the Holocaust by a \"Righteous Gentile.\" Paldiel is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eSheltering the Jews: Stories of Holocaust Rescuers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women Who Defied the \"Final Solution\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40219072594035,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":65.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_620ad7d9-c5e8-4e83-a3eb-26e863987801.jpg?v=1656595771","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/saving-ones-own-jewish-rescuers-during-the-holocaust-9780827612617","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}