Books

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Clara's war Clara's war Clara Kramer A young girl's true story of miraculous survival under the NazisOn 21 July 1942 the Nazis invaded Poland. In the small town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the sa… OL11979602W
The zookeeper's wife The zookeeper's wife Diane Ackerman The time is 1939 and the place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Zabinski and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski. The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan's stewardship and Antonina's care. When their country is… OL12898W
Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer Eric Metaxas From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace, a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. … OL15361257W
Epistolophilia Epistolophilia Julija Sukys “An intelligent, humane, and noble book that rescues from obscurity an intelligent, humane, and noble woman. It stands as a testament to the power of reading, writing, compassion, and extraordinary c… OL16322640W
Forging Freedom Forging Freedom Hudson Talbott Jaap Penraat has always felt a little Jewish growing up in Amsterdam in the 1930s. His hometown is one of the great Jewish centers of Europe -- until the German forces arrive at the outbreak of World… OL1817450W
The envoy The envoy Alex Kershaw The epic and heroic story of how Raoul Wallenberg out-dueled Adolph Eichmann and saved more than 100,000 Jews in Budapest from the Nazi death camps. OL19940991W
Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg Ingrid Carlberg "In this definitive biography, noted journalist Ingrid Carlberg has carried out unprecedented research into all elements of Wallenberg's life, narrating with vigor and insight the story of a heroic l… OL20023327W
Defying the Nazis Defying the Nazis Artemis A. W. Joukowsky "Official companion to the Ken Burns film premiering September 20, 2016, on PBS tells the little-known story of the Sharps, an otherwise ordinary couple whose faith and commitment to social justice i… OL20038053W
My brother's keeper My brother's keeper Rod Gragg "MY BROTHER'S KEEPER unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of be… OL20046337W
Safe Passage Safe Passage Ida Cook This is the remarkable true story of a Mills & Boon[registered] author who rescued Jews from the Nazis."Safe Passage" brings back into print the life story of Ida Cook, one of Mills & Boon's best-lov… OL20750993W
In defiance of Hitler In defiance of Hitler Carla Killough McClafferty At a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities going on in Europe in 1940, American journalist Varian Fry put himself in great danger to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in… OL2917935W
Hiding to Survive Hiding to Survive Maxine B. Rosenberg First person accounts of fourteen Holocaust survivors who as children were hidden from the Nazis by non-Jews. OL3258000W
Jesus and the Holocaust Jesus and the Holocaust Joel Marcus What does Jesus have to do with the millions who died and the countless people who suffer to this day because of the Holocaust? In Jesus and the Holocaust, scripture scholar Joel Marcus finds meaning… OL3351236W
The Righteous The Righteous Martin Gilbert "Having chronicled the horrors of Nazi-dominated Europe in major works on the Holocaust and the Second World War, the distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert now turns his attention to the subject… OL582143W