Like the sociologists and psychologists who have studied those who risked their lives, families, and careers to save those threatened by mass murder, Hurowitz finds and reveals common threads ... Of profound interest to those seeking to improve the world.
Tremendously moving ... Stories of people who made the lonely, terrifying decision to stand against the armored fist of the Nazi state. Drawing on interviews and archives, Hurowitz presents the details of a handful of these stories, and each one reads like a sharply etched, miniature version of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie 'Schindler’s List.'
Hurowitz isn’t a Holocaust scholar ... But he has done an impressive job of researching and telling these invigorating stories. His greatest contribution has been tracking down children and grandchildren of the rescuers, as well as Holocaust survivors, who offer intimate accounts of what these rescue missions meant, and the costs they exacted.
Refreshingly, the author makes no pretense of inheriting the stories he tells ... This transparency will grip readers from the start ... In a time when our humanity is challenged by new heights of instability and new waves of antisemitism and ethnic hatred, it is an understatement to say this book is timely. A fresh, engrossing contribution to the literature on the Holocaust, focusing on heroics rather than despair.
... an inspiring group portrait of Holocaust 'rescuers' ... This well-told history is a moving reminder that 'we can all contribute to the project of improving the world.'
