Courage to Care: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust - Hardcover

Rittner, Carol Ann; Myers, Sondra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814773974 ISBN 13: 9780814773970

Publisher: New York University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Jewish survivors of World War II tell the stories of some of the non-Jews who helped them escape the Nazis in France, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Bulgaria, Norway, and Denmark.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Carol Rittner, a sister of mercy, is Director of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. She is also the editor, with Sondra Myers, of The Courage to Care: The Rescue of Jews During the Holocaust, published by New York University Press, and co-producer of and award winning documentary by the same name. Sondra Myers is a national leader in the arts, humanities, and education. She is President fo the National Federation of State Humanities Councils, and Chairman f the States Arts Advocacy League. For the past five years, she has served, by presidential appointment, on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. In addition to her organization and institutional service, Mrs. Myers is a frequent writer, and speaker, and a consultant for special projects. She was the executive co-producer of the film, "The Courage to Care."

From the Back Cover

Personal narratives and essays that have been collected in an effort to preserve the memory of noble deeds, to bear witness to the world that it was possible to help Jews in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe during World War II.

Edition details

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814773974
• ISBN 13: 9780814773970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 157