Fugitives of the Forest - Hardcover

Allan Levine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1599214962 ISBN 13: 9781599214962

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2009

Synopsis

As the Second World War and the Nazi assault on Europe ended, some 25,000 Jews, entire families in some instances, walked out of the forests of Eastern Europe. The forest not only protected them, it also became their base for sabotage and resistance efforts against the Germans and their allies. Based on numerous interviews with the survivors themselves, "Fugitives of the Forest" tells the harrowing and heroic story of those who resisted amid such perilous conditions. Among them: the remarkable story of Tuvia Bielski and his rescue of more than 1,200 Jews from a certain death (subject of the major motion picture "Defiance", to be released December 2008); the tragic resistance struggle of Dr. Yeheskel Atlas; the bravery and resourcefulness of Misha Gildenman; and, the tale of the Vilna Ghetto. Many of us will ask the troubling question: Why did not more Jews resist? But the question should be: How, under the circumstances, was any resistance possible at all?

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Fugitives of the Forest As World War II and the Nazi assault on Europe ended, some 25,000 Jews--entire families in some instances--walked out of the forests of Eastern Europe. Based on numerous interviews with these survivors, "Fugitives of the Forest" tells their harrowing and heroic stories. Full description

Review:

The remarkable story of Tuvia Bielski and his rescue of more than 1,200 Jews from a certain death - the subject of the major motion picture DEFIANCE, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber. --Globe Pequot Press

Allan Levine has written an important book...He tells the story of Jewish armed resistance in Eastern Europe very well. He weaves personal vignettes, often poignant into his narrative...His graphic and gripping account should ensure a wide readership. --Winnipeg Free Press

For those of us who participated in the events detailed in this book, its significance lies in the author s ability to chronicle our thoughts, our moods, our objectives, our tragedies, and our sufferings, as well as our hopes, dreams, and victories. --Peter Silverman, a former resistance fighter

Allan Levine has written an important book...He tells the story of Jewish armed resistance in Eastern Europe very well. He weaves personal vignettes, often poignant into his narrative...His graphic and gripping account should ensure a wide readership. --Winnipeg Free Press

For those of us who participated in the events detailed in this book, its significance lies in the author s ability to chronicle our thoughts, our moods, our objectives, our tragedies, and our sufferings, as well as our hopes, dreams, and victories. --Peter Silverman, a former resistance fighter

Allan Levine has written an important book...He tells the story of Jewish armed resistance in Eastern Europe very well. He weaves personal vignettes, often poignant into his narrative...His graphic and gripping account should ensure a wide readership. --Winnipeg Free Press

For those of us who participated in the events detailed in this book, its significance lies in the author s ability to chronicle our thoughts, our moods, our objectives, our tragedies, and our sufferings, as well as our hopes, dreams, and victories. --Peter Silverman, a former resistance fighter

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1599214962
• ISBN 13: 9781599214962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464