Good Beyond Evil (Library of Holocaust Testimonies): Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times - Softcover

Eva Gossman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 085303446X ISBN 13: 9780853034469

Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Good Beyond Evil is the story of a handful of ordinary people who risked their lives to save the lives of one Jewish family. It begins in the spring of 1939, weaves through the post-liberation period and ends in 1997 with a ceremony at Yad Vashem. The acceptance of two of the main characters into the Community of 'Righteous Among the Nations' provokes humbling reflection on the richness of opportunities enjoyed by members of the family who were saved compared with the narrowly circumscribed lives of those who saved them. Set in the broader context of Czechoslovakia's short history, its democratic institutions and endemic anti-Semitism, Good Beyond Evil is a also a requiem for a once-flourishing Jewish community.

About this title

Synopsis:

Gossman was a child in Slovakia and Hungary during World War II. She does not describe the horrors of the Holocaust, but pays tribute to a few extraordinary men and women of the times. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

About this edition

• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 085303446X
• ISBN 13: 9780853034469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144