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Forging freedom

a true story of heroism during the Holocaust
2000
Chronicles the brave exploits of Jaap Penraat, a young Dutch man, who risked his life during World War II to save the lives of over 400 Jews.

Heroes of the Holocaust

2011
Photographs and text describe the efforts of people who defied the Nazis during the Holocaust, detailing how individuals and families were saved and the organizations that helped thousands of others from Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution.".

Hiding from the Nazis

1997
The true story of Lore Baer who as a four-year-old Jewish child was placed with a Christian family in the Dutch farm country to avoid persecution by the Nazis.

Hide and seek

1991
A young Jewish girl living in Holland tells of her experiences during the Nazi occupation, her years in hiding, and the aftershock when the war finally ends.

Beyond courage

the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
2012
Provides detailed accounts of twenty-one acts of defiance committed against Nazis in Nazi-occupied countries during World War II.

The key is lost

2000
When the Germans occupy Holland in 1940 and begin to persecute the Jews there, twelve-year-old Eva and her family assume false names and move from one hiding place to another.

Raoul Wallenberg

Swedish diplomat and humanitarian
2001
Presents volume eight of an eight-volume series on Holocaust Biographies, and examines the role that Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman, played in rescuing thousands of Jews from Hungary.

Oskar Schindler

righteous gentile
2000
Presents volume three of an eight-volume series on Holocaust biographies and examines the role that Oskar Schindler played and provides information on his youth, his membership in the Nazi Party, and his role in providing jobs for Jews and the ultimate survival of over one thousand Jews he kept from the death camps.

Pastor Andr? Trocm?

spiritual leader of the French village Le Chambon
2001
Provides a brief introduction to the life and work of French spiritual leader Pastor Andr? Trocm?.

Oskar Schindler

2003
A biography of the profit-hungry businessman who became a protector and savior of the Jews during the Nazi holocaust.

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