participation, jewish

A never-before-told World War II story of Jewish soldiers on a dangerous mission within the Third Reich--a tale of adventure, espionage, love, and revenge.

"Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, [a young reader's adaptation of] . . . the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the treacherous final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now"--Provided by publisher.

A YA memoir of an 18-year old part-Jewish youth who, despite his heritage, is drafted into Hitler's army and sent to serve on the Russian front.

"A YA memoir of an 18-year old part-Jewish youth who, despite his heritage, is drafted into Hitler's army and sent to serve on the Russian front"--.

The Holocaust's atrocities and losses are foremost in most people's minds, but this volume highlights the Jews who summoned the courage to stand up and fight. This compelling volume gives a history leading up to Holocaust and the terror inflicted by the Nazis during World War II.

Story of a Polish Jew who fled to the Soviet Union after Germany invaded Poland and served in the Soviet Army.

After centuries of Jewish assimilation and intermarriage in German society, Hitler found that eliminating Jews from the rest of the German population was more difficult than he had anticipated. Perhaps as many as 150,000 military men were classified by the Nazis as partial-Jews (this included decorated veterans, high-ranking officers, generals, and admirals). Many of these men did not consider themselves Jewish and had been fully absorbed into the German armed forces. Investigation and removal was hard and Hitler himself signed many exemption orders. But, as the war dragged on, even in the face of dwindling numbers of German soldiers, more and more of these partial-Jews met the same Holocaust fate as millions of other Jews in Hitler's Europe.