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The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust
Contributor(s): Gilbert, Martin (Author)
ISBN: 0805062610     ISBN-13: 9780805062618
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $25.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2004
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Annotation: "As a researcher and collector of historical source material, Mr. Gilbert has no peer among
contemporary historians." --"The New York Times"
According to Jewish tradition, "Whoever saves one life, it is as if he saved the entire world." In "The Righteous," distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert explores the courage of those who, throughout Germany and in every occupied country, took incredible risks to help Jews whose fate would have been sealed without them. Indeed, many lost their lives for their efforts.
From Greek-Orthodox Princess Alice of Greece to the Ukrainian Uniate Archbishop of Lvov, from priests and soldiers to employees and neighbors, many risked, and sacrificed, everything to help their fellow man. Drawing from twenty-five years of original research, Gilbert re-creates the remarkable stories of the non-Jews who have received formal recognition by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Holocaust
- History | Jewish - General
- History | Military - World War Ii
Dewey: 940.531
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.70 lbs) 592 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Topical - Holocaust
 
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As a researcher and collector of historical source material, Mr. Gilbert has no peer among
contemporary historians. --The New York Times

According to Jewish tradition, Whoever saves one life, it is as if he saved the entire world. In The Righteous, distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert explores the courage of those who, throughout Germany and in every occupied country, took incredible risks to help Jews whose fate would have been sealed without them. Indeed, many lost their lives for their efforts.

From Greek-Orthodox Princess Alice of Greece to the Ukrainian Uniate Archbishop of Lvov, from priests and soldiers to employees and neighbors, many risked, and sacrificed, everything to help their fellow man. Drawing from twenty-five years of original research, Gilbert re-creates the remarkable stories of the non-Jews who have received formal recognition by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.

Contributor Bio(s): Gilbert, Martin: -

One of Britain's most distinguished historians, Martin Gilbert was knighted in 1995. A fellow of Merton College, Oxford, he is also the official biographer of Winston Churchill. Among his books are The Holocaust, The Second World War, Churchill: A Life, Auschwitz and the Allies, The First World War, and Never Again.