Saving the Children of the Holocaust: True Stories of Remarkable Women who Risked their Lives to Save Thousands of Children during World War II (Female Heroes of WWII)

Constantine, Helen

ISBN 10: 173944471X / ISBN 13: 9781739444716

Edité par HCH Publishing, 2024

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000713136

Synopsis :

Discover the astonishing, little-known stories of eight ordinary women who risked everything to save children caught in the atrocities of World War II.

While much has been written about the horrors of the Holocaust, the stories of so many brave men and women are barely known, even now.

Saving the Children of the Holocaust looks at the lives of eight remarkable women who gave thousands of innocent children caught up in the horrors of World War II a chance to live. They didn’t do it for fame or glory. They did it because it was the right thing to do.

Helen Constantine explores the courageous acts of:

Irena Sendler, who smuggled children out of the Warsaw ghetto to safety.

Diana Budisavljević, who gave up her life in Austrian high society to help Serbian children in danger.

Truus Wijsmuller, a key member of the Kindertransport movement who helped arrange safe passage from Nazi-occupied territories for thousands of children before and during World War II.

Mary Elmes, a nurse who hid children in the trunk of her car and drove them out of French concentration camps to safety.

Anna Essinger, a German headmistress who outwitted the Nazis and relocated her school to Britain, ensuring her pupils' safety and continued education.

Andrée Geulen, a young non-Jew who worked with the Belgian Resistance, persuading families to part with their children and escorting them to safety.

Hetty Voûte & Gisela Soehnlein, university students who worked in Holland, rescuing children and taking them to safety.

Find hope and inspiration in the stories of these unsung heroes, and be reminded of the power of kindness and courage in the face of adversity.

By sharing their stories, we can celebrate their achievements, weep at the devastation they witnessed, marvel at their courage, and ultimately smile at the thought of the children they saved.

"She gave me my life. That's the reason I'm here." Phillip de Groot

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Saving the Children of the Holocaust: True ...
Éditeur : HCH Publishing
Date d'édition : 2024
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good