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Heroes of the Holocaust, true stories of rescues by teens, Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun

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Heroes of the Holocaust, true stories of rescues by teens, Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Language
eng
resource.biographical
collective biography
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Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Heroes of the Holocaust
Oclc number
58474086
Responsibility statement
Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Sub title
true stories of rescues by teens
Summary
Maria Andzelm was a Catholic teenager whose family took in two Jewish men in Nazi-occupied Poland and hid them under their barn floor. She brought them food and books, but they were caught and paid a terrible price. Maria's stirring story is one of five featured in this important book of young people putting their lives on the line for others
Table of contents
The Holocaust and the heroes -- "If they're willing to kill Jews, they're willing to kill people who hide Jews" : Maria Andzelm, Poland, 1942-1944 -- "Will I ever see any of you again? Are you even alive?" : Henri Zylberminc, Belgium, 1941-1944 -- "There must be a way to save the children" : Hilde Jacobsthal, Holland, 1942-1943 -- "I am safer in the lion's den" : Ferenc Schatz, Hungary, 1944-1945 -- "How can those collaborators live with themselves?" : Lilliane Belinne, Belgium, 1942-1944 -- "It's a matter of decency" : Preben Munch-Nielsen, Denmark, 1943
Target audience
adolescent

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