Righteous Gentiles

Since 1953, the State of Israel has named non-Jews who risked their lives to help save Jews during the Holocaust as Righteous Among the Nations. Known as righteous gentiles, these individuals summoned the strength to put aside their own safety to oppose the Nazis. This engrossing volume educates readers about some of the noteworthy righteous gentiles and groups who stood to lose everything as they aided, hid, and fought for the Jews with words as well as weapons. Photographs and quotes from primary source documents pull the reader into the inimitable experiences of these heroes.