righteous gentiles in the holocaust

Irena Sendler was born into a Catholic family in Poland in 1910. Throughout the German occupation in World War II, Irena worked tirelessly to help save Poland's Jews from the Nazi horror. Irena saved at least 2,500 Jewish children from certain death during the Holocaust.

Recounts Irena Sendler's efforts to save hundreds of Jewish children in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

Relates the story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes an afterword, author's note, sources, and a glossary.

Ten-year-old Korinna must decide whether to report her parents to her Hitler youth group when she discovers that they are hiding Jews in a secret space behind Korinna's bedroom wall.

Details the efforts of people who risked their own lives to save thousands of Jews and others from Nazi persecution.

The story of some of the brave rescuers who risked their lives to help the Jews during Hitler's take over of Europe.

First person accounts of fourteen Holocaust survivors who as children were hidden from the Nazis by non-Jews.

An autobiography by the woman who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II.

A recounting drawn from historic source material of the many individual acts of heroism performed by righteous gentiles who sought to thwart the extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust.

Explains how many people, acting out of simple human decency, tried to help the Jews of Europe who were persecuted by the German Nazis.